statics

[ stat-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.

statics

/ ˈstætɪks /

noun

1. See dynamics
   functioning as singular the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that produce a state of equilibrium in a system of bodies Compare dynamics

statics

/ stăt′ĭks /

1. The branch of physics that deals with physical systems in equilibrium, in which no bodies are in motion, and all forces are offset or counterbalanced by other forces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of statics¹

First recorded in 1650–60; static, -ics

Example Sentences

The obelisk in the square of St. Peter's at Rome is erected in a way which offends against all the principles of statics.

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The statics of society is the study of the conditions of existence and permanence of the social state.

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Equilibrium, in statics, the condition when a body is acted on by two or more forces which balance one another.

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It would have been better had he also studied social statics on the historical method.

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Being a reprint of the suppressed chapter from the original edition of "Social Statics," now rare and costly.

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