Lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting. The static nature of the meeting made it difficult to stay engaged.
Pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition. The static display in the museum was impressive, but it lacked interactive elements.
Relating to bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium. The static forces acting on the bridge were carefully calculated by the engineers.
Produced by or relating to stationary electric charges. He felt a static shock when he touched the metal doorknob.
Computing: allocated, fixed, or existing for the entire runtime of a program and not created or destroyed dynamically. In Java, a static method belongs to the class rather than to any specific object instance.