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stateside puerto rican
nounLow/Medium
/ˈsteɪt.saɪd ˌpwɜː.tə ˈriː.kən/A person of Puerto Rican heritage or citizenship who permanently resides within the continental United States, excluding the island of Puerto Rico itself.
stateside virgin islands american
nounRare (Specialized/Local)
/ˈsteɪtsˌsaɪd ˈvɜːdʒɪn ˈaɪləndz əˈmɛrɪkən/A compound term referring to an American from the mainland United States, specifically in relation to the context of the U.S. Virgin Islands (an unincorporated territory of the United States). It distinguishes them from Virgin Islanders who are also U.S. citizens.
statesider
nounLow
/ˈsteɪtˌsaɪ.dər/A person from the United States of America, especially when viewed from outside the mainland (e.g., from Alaska, Hawaii, or another country).
statesman
nounC1
/ˈsteɪtsmən/A skilled, experienced, and respected political leader, especially one involved in the governance of a state.
statesmanship
nounC1/C2
/ˈsteɪtsmənʃɪp/The skill, wisdom, and integrity in managing the affairs of a state or government, typically applied to leaders.
statesville
nounLow
/ˈsteɪtsvɪl/A generic or fictional name for a town or city, often used to represent a typical American municipality.
stateswoman
nounC1
/ˈsteɪtsˌwʊmən/A woman who is a skilled, respected, and experienced political leader, especially one involved in national or international affairs.
statfarad
nounVery Low
/ˌstatˈfarad/A unit of capacitance in the CGS electrostatic system, equal to approximately 1.11265 × 10⁻¹² farads.
stathenry
nounvery low
/ˈstætˌhɛnri/A unit of inductance in the CGS electrostatic system.
statia
nounLow (specialist/informal)
/ˈsteɪ.ʃə/An informal shortening of 'statistics', commonly used in academic or professional contexts when discussing data analysis, figures, or numerical information.
static
adjectivenounC1
/ˈstatɪk/Not moving, changing, or active; stationary and unchanging.
static character
nounMedium
/ˈstæt.ɪk ˈkær.ək.tə/A character in a narrative who does not undergo significant inner change or development from beginning to end.
static cling
nounB2
/ˌstæt.ɪk ˈklɪŋ/The tendency of lightweight fabrics, especially synthetic ones, to stick together or to the body due to static electricity.
static dump
nounLow (Specialist/Term of Art)
/ˈstæt.ɪk dʌmp/In computing, a snapshot of a program's memory or data at a specific, non-moving (static) point in time, typically for debugging or analysis.
static electricity
nounB2
/ˌstæt.ɪk ˌɪl.ekˈtrɪs.ə.ti/An electrical charge that builds up on the surface of an object, typically due to friction, and does not flow as a current.
static memory
nounLow
/ˌstætɪk ˈmeməri/A type of computer memory that retains stored information as long as power is supplied, without the need for periodic refreshing.
static pressure
nounLow (Technical/Specialized)
/ˈstætɪk ˈprɛʃə/The pressure exerted by a fluid when it is at rest; in fluid mechanics, it is the pressure component independent of fluid motion.
static tube
nounLow (Specialist Technical)
/ˈstætɪk tjuːb/A hollow, cylindrical instrument, open at one end and pointed at the other, used in aerodynamics to measure the static pressure of a fluid (typically air) relative to the dynamic pressure. It is a key component in systems like Pitot-static systems for determining airspeed.
static water
nounC1
/ˌstætɪk ˈwɔːtə/Water that is not flowing or moving; standing water.
statice
nounLow
/ˈsteɪtɪsiː/A genus of flowering plants in the plumbago family, commonly known as sea lavender or marsh rosemary, often used in dried flower arrangements.

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