Stāt'ics, n. sing.

n. sing. [Fr. statique, It. statica, Sp. estatica, Gr. στατική (sc. ἐπιστήμη), from στατικός. See supra.] 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;—in distinction from dynamics, or the science of forces producing motion. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]