(n) a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane
{ } a. [ Gr. statiko`s causing to stand, skilled in weighing, fr. 'ista`nai 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium. [ 1913 Webster ]
Static electricity, Statical electricity. See the Note under Electricity, 1. -- Statical moment. See under Moment. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. statique, Gr. statikh` the art of weighing, fr. statiko`s. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Social statics, the study of the conditions which concern the existence and permanence of the social state. [ 1913 Webster ]
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