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dies 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.

The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes aëronautics.

The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.

That branch of science which treats of statical electricity or electric force in a state of rest.

The doctrine or theory of the gyrostat, or of the phenomena of rotating bodies.

Same as Hemastatics.

Laws relating to the equilibrium of the blood in the blood vessels.

pressure and equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.; the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids.

The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture. Evelyn.

nce of equilibrium and motion of air or an aëriform fluid, including aërodynamics and aërostatics.

Of or pertaining to aërostatics; pneumatic.

The science of weighing air; aërostatics. [Obs.]

g or changing their motion (kinetics). Dynamics is held by some recent writers to include statics and not kinematics.

Pertaining to electrostatics.

enary. -- Funicular machine (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixe…

urs of the day, and the ordinates the corresponding degrees of temperature. -- Graphical statics (Math.), a branch of statics, in which the magnitude, direction, and position of forces are represented by straight lines -- Graphic tellurium. See Sylvanite.

Of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics.

Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time of Archimedes is due to Stevinus. Hallam. Hydrostatic balance, a balance for weighing substances in water, for the purpose of ascertaining their spec…

According to hydrostatics, or to hydrostatic principles. Bentley.

One who is versed or skilled in hydrostatics. [R.]