- static sense
- s. of equilibrium.
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Static random access memory — (SRAM) is a type of semiconductor memory where the word static indicates that, unlike dynamic RAM (DRAM), it does not need to be periodically refreshed, as SRAM uses bistable latching circuitry to store each bit. SRAM exhibits data remanence,cite … Wikipedia
Static routing — describes a system that does not implement adaptive routing. In these systems routes through a data network are described by fixed paths (statically). These routes are usually entered into the router by the system administrator. An entire network … Wikipedia
Static pressure — * In the design and operation of aircraft, static pressure is the air pressure in the aircraft’s static pressure system.* In fluid dynamics, static pressure is the pressure at a nominated point in a fluid. Many authors use the term static… … Wikipedia
Static (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Cover to Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #1 character name=Static publisher=DC Comics comic debut= Static #1 (April 1993) tv publisher=Warner Bros. Television animated debut= A Shock to the System (Season one, episode one) … Wikipedia
Sense — In biology and medicine, the faculty of sensory reception. The ability to convey specific types of external or internal stimuli to the brain and perceive them. Sensory reception occurs through a process known as transduction in which stimuli are… … Medical dictionary
static — {{11}}static (adj.) 1640s (earlier statical, 1560s), pertaining to the science of weight and its mechanical effects, from Mod.L. statica, from Gk. statikos causing to stand, skilled in weighing, from stem of histanai to make to stand, set; to… … Etymology dictionary
Static spacetime — In general relativity, a spacetime is said to be static if it admits a global, nowhere zero, timelike hypersurface orthogonal Killing vector field. A static spacetime can in effect be split up into time and three dimensional (curved) space. Every … Wikipedia
Sense — Senses are the physiological methods of perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and… … Wikipedia
static — n American criticism or hostile interference. A respectable slang term inspired by the standard sense of an electrical distur bance or interference. The suggestion is typically of opposition from various quarters that threatens to frustrate a… … Contemporary slang
sense of equilibrium — the sense of maintenance of or divergence from an upright position, controlled by the vestibular hair cells, sensory receptors found in the vestibule of the ear. Called also static or vestibular s … Medical dictionary
