Static \Stat"ic\, Statical \Stat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? causing to stand, skilled in weighing, fr. ? to cause to stand: cf. F. statique. See Stand, and cf. Stage.]

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, 1.

Statical moment. See under Moment.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)