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Webster 1913 Edition


Statics

Stat′ics

(-ĭks)
,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
statique
, Gr.
στατική
the art of weighing, fr.
στατικός
. See
Static
.]
That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting on them; – distinguished from
dynamics
.
Social statics
,
the study of the conditions which concern the existence and permanence of the social state.

Webster 1828 Edition


Statics

STATICS

,
Noun.
[L., Gr.]
1.
That branch of mechanics which treats of bodies at rest. Dynamics treats of bodies in motion.
2.
In medicine, a kind of epileptics, or persons seized with epilepsies.

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statics

statics

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statics (uncountable)

  1. (physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with forces in static equilibrium

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