Found 2 items, similar to Statics.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: statics statics n : the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
English → English (gcide) Definition: Statics Statics \Stat"ics\ (-[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. statique, Gr. statikh` the art of weighing, fr. statiko`s. See Static.] 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; -- distinguished from dynamics. [1913 Webster] Social statics, the study of the conditions which concern the existence and permanence of the social state. [1913 Webster]