lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in an undesirable or uninteresting way

demand has grown in what was a fairly static market

the whole ballet appeared too static

concerned with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium

(of an electric charge) having gathered on or in an object that cannot conduct a current

the film is vulnerable to the collection of static charges

(of a memory or store) not needing to be periodically refreshed by an applied voltage

crackling or hissing noises on a telephone, radio, or other telecommunication system

the phone was full of static that sounded distant