- stat
- stat "instrument that keeps something stationary," before 1970, shortened form of L. statim (adv.), originally "to a standstill," from status (see STATE (Cf. state) (n.1)).
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
stat
Look at other dictionaries:
stat — stat·able; stat·al; stat·ampere; stat·coulomb; stat·ed·ly; stat·farad; stat·henry; stat·i·cal·ly; stat·i·ce; stat·ics; stat·i·scope; stat·ism; stat·is·ti·cian; stat·i·tron; stat·o·blast; stat·ohm; stat·ol·a·try; stat·o·lith; stat·u·a·rist;… … English syllables
Stät — Stät, er, este, adj. & adv. ein mit Staat, Statt u.s.f. von stehen abstammendes Wort, welches nur noch in einigen figürlichen Bedeutungen üblich ist. 1. Fest, unbeweglich, im Gegensatze des unstät. Stäte Augen. Die Augen stät auf etwas richten.… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
-stat — ♦ Élément, du gr. statos « stable » : aérostat, thermostat. stat élément, du gr. statos, stationnaire . ⇒ STAT, élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « qui (se) maintient, qui (se) stabilise », entrant dans la constr. de … Encyclopédie Universelle
Stat. — Stat. Stat. abbrstatutes Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. Stat. United States Statutes at Large … Law dictionary
stät — 〈Adj.〉 Sy stätig, stätisch 1. 〈schweiz.〉 = stetig 2. 〈alem.〉 störrisch (vom Pferd) [→ stehen] * * * stät (schweiz.): ↑ stet. * * * Stat, das; , [gek. aus elektrostatisch] ( … Universal-Lexikon
-stat- — [Kurzw. aus engl. statistical = statistisch]: in Bez. von statistischen Copolymeren ein kursiv gesetztes Strukturinfix zur Kennzeichnung der statistischen Aufeinanderfolge der versch. Monomermoleküle in der Kette, z. B. Poly(styrol stat… … Universal-Lexikon
stat. — stat. (stationary) adj. not moving; fixed in place, not movable; static, unchanging; settled, not moving from place to place stat. (statue) n. 3 dimensional sculpture or cast of a person or animal stat. (statute) n. law; code, set of rules … English contemporary dictionary
stat|ic — «STAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. in a fixed or stable condition; not in a state of progress or change; at rest; standing still: »a static character in a novel. Life does not remain static, but changes constantly. SYNONYM(S): passive,… … Useful english dictionary
-stat — [stat] combining form an instrument or agent that keeps something (specified) stable or stationary [thermostat, heliostat] … English World dictionary
stat — stat1 [stat] n. [ModL stata < Gr statēs, akin to STASH] [Informal] short for STATISTIC stat2 abbrev. 1. statuary 2. statute(s) … English World dictionary
stat´ed|ly — stat|ed «STAY tihd», adjective. 1. put into words; said; told: »the stated facts of a case. 2. fixed; settled; specified: »for a stated fee. School begins daily at a stated time. 3. explicitly set forth … Useful english dictionary
