| statics | 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. Origin: Cf. F. Statique, Gr. The art of weighing, fr. See Static. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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