| Pronunciation: | | 'statiks
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| | Definition: | | [n] the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium |
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| | See Also: | | mechanics |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Stat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. statique, Gr. ? the art of
weighing, fr. ?. See {Static}.]
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.
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