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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstætɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stat′iks)

stat•ics (stat′iks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)

Mechanicsthe branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.

see static, -ics 1650–60

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statics /ˈstætɪks/ n

(functioning as singular) the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that produce a state of equilibrium in a system of bodies
Compare dynamics

'statics' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dynamics - geostatics - mechanics - static - aerostatics - biostatics - determinate - electrostatics - gyrostatics - hydrostatics - magnetostatics - social dynamics - social statics

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