| static tremor | Tremor present when the limbs or trunk are kept in certain positions and when they are moved actively, usually due to near-synchronous rhythmic bursts in opposing muscle groups. Synonym: static tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| statical | 1. Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure; static objects. 2. Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium. Statical electricity. See Note under Electricity. Statical moment. See Moment. Origin: Gr. Causing to stand, skilled in weighing, fr. To cause to stand: cf. F. Statique. See Stand, and cf. Stage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 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) |