English-Thai Dictionary

Statue of Liberty

N อนุสาวรีย์ เทพี เสรีภาพ ของ อเมริกา  ar-nu-sa-wa-re-tea-pe-sea-re-pab

 

statant

A ยืน อยู่ 

 

state

N สภาพ  สถานการณ์  สภาพแวดล้อม  circumstance situation sa-pab

 

state

VT บอกกล่าว  แถลง  กล่าว  bok-kao

 

stated

A กำหนด ไว้  ไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง  เป็นทางการ  แถลง ไว้ 

 

statehood

N การ เป็น มลรัฐ  kan-pen-mon-la-lad

 

statehouse

N อาคาร รัฐสภา ของ มลรัฐ  ar-kan-rad-ta-sa-pa-kong-mon-la-lad

 

stateless

N ไร้ สัญชาติ  rai-san-chad

 

stately

ADJ สง่าผ่าเผย  ภูมิฐาน  dignified noble elegant sa-nga-pa-poi

 

stately

ADJ โอ่อ่า  ใหญ่โต  majestic grand ao-ar

 

statement

N แถลงการณ์  คำแถลง  ถ้อยแถลง  declaration remark assertion ta-lang-kan

 

stateroom

N ห้องส่วนตัว ใน เรือ  ห้องโถง ใหญ่ ใน วัง 

 

statesman

N รัฐบุรุษ  rad-ta-bu-rud

 

statesmanlike

ADJ เหมือน รัฐบุรุษ  muna-rad-ta-bu-rud

 

statesmanly

ADV อย่าง รัฐบุรุษ  yang-rad-ta-bu-rad

 

statesmanship

N ความ เป็น รัฐบุรุษ  kwam-pen-rad-ta-bu-rub

 

static

ADJ ซึ่ง อยู่ นิ่งๆ  ซึ่ง ไม่ เคลื่อนไหว  ซึ่ง ไม่ พัฒนา  immobile inactive sueng-yu-ning-ning

 

static electricity

N กระแสไฟ สถิตย์  kra-sea-fai-sa-tid

 

statical

A อยู่กับที่  สถิต  static

 

statics

N สาขา กลศาสตร์ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ วัตถุ ที่ อยู่กับที่ 

 

station

N สถานี  โรง  สถานี รถโดยสาร  สถานีรถไฟ  สถานี ย่อย  sa-ta-ne

 

station at

PHRV เข้าประจำการ (ทางทหาร  ตั้ง ฐาน ที่มั่น  อยู่ ประจำการ  station in station on kao-pra-jam-kan

 

station house

N สถานี ดับ เพลิง  sa-ta-ne-dub-plang

 

station in

PHRV เข้าประจำการ (ทางทหาร  ตั้ง ฐาน ที่มั่น  อยู่ ประจำการ  station at kao-pra-jam-kan

 

station on

PHRV เข้าประจำการ (ทางทหาร  ตั้ง ฐาน ที่มั่น  อยู่ ประจำการ  station at kao-pra-jam-kan

 

station wagon

N รถโดยสาร  rod-doi-san

 

station-to-station

N ซึ่ง คิดเงิน จาก เวลา ที่ มี คน ตอบ (โทรศัพท์ทางไกล  sueng-kid-ngen-jak-we-la-ti-me-kon-tob

 

stationary

ADJ ซึ่ง หยุดนิ่ง  sueng-yud-ning

 

stationer

N คน ขาย เครื่องเขียน  kon-kai-krueg-kian

 

stationery

N เครื่องเขียน  krueng-kian

 

stationmaster

N นายสถานี  nai-sa-ta-ne

 

statist

N ผู้สนับสนุน ระบบ  Statism นัก สถิติ 

 

statistic

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น สถิติ  sueng-pen-sa-ti-ti

 

statistical

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น สถิติ  เกี่ยวกับ การคำนวณ ทาง สถิติ  mathematical analytical sueng-pen-sa-ti-ti

 

statistics

N วิชา สถิติ  wi-cha-sa-ti-ti

 

statoblast

N กลุ่ม เซลล์ ใน ถุง หุ้ม ที่ สามารถ ทน ต่อส ภาวะแวดล้อม ที่ ไม่ อำนวย และ เจริญเติบโต ใหม่ 

 

stator

N ส่วน ของ เครื่องกล ที่ อยู่กับที่ เมื่อ ส่วน อื่น หมุนรอบ 

 

statuary

N รูปปั้น  rub-pan

 

statue

N รูปปั้น  รูปหล่อ  รูปแกะสลัก  model sculpture rub-pan

 

statued

A มี ลักษณะ ของ  Statue

 

statuesque

A เหมือน รูปปั้น  ชัดเจน 

 

statuette

N รูปปั้น เล็ก  rubpan-lak

 

stature

N ความสูง (ของ ร่างกาย  ส่วนสูง  ความสูง ของ สิ่งของ  height tallness kwam-sung

 

stature

N ระดับ การ ประสบความสำเร็จ  ความ มีชื่อเสียง  ความ เจริญเติบโต  development growth reputation ra-dub-kan-pra-sob-kwam-sam-red

 

status

N สถานภาพ  สภาพ  สถานะ  sa-ta-na-pab

 

status quo

N สถานภาพ ปัจจุบัน  สถานภาพ ที่ เป็นอยู่  ฐานะ ที่ เป็นอยู่  สภาน การณ์ ที่ เป็นอยู่  sa-ta-na-pab-pad-ju-ban

 

status symbol

N ดัชนี ชี้ วัด ฐานะ ทางสังคม  dad-cha-ne-wad-sa-ta-na-tang-sang-kom

 

statutable

A เกี่ยวกับ  statute โดยชอบด้วยกฎหมาย  มี อำนาจหน้าที่ ตามกฎหมาย 

 

statute

N กฎ  ข้อบังคับ  ระเบียบ  rule regulation kod

 

statute

N รัฐ บัญญัติ  พระราชบัญญัติ  enactment law rad-ta-ban-yad

 

statute book

N หนังสือ กฎหมาย  nang-sue-kod-mai

 

statute of limitation

N อายุความ  ar-yu-kwam

 

statutory

ADJ ตามกฎหมาย  lawful rightful sanctioned tam-kod-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STATARY

a.[from state. ] Fixed; settled. [Not in use. ]

 

STATE

n.[L., to stand, to be fixed. ] 1. Condition; the circumstances of a being or thing at any given time. These circumstances may be internal, constitutional or peculiar to the being, or they may have relation to other beings. We say, the body is in a sound state, or it is in a weak state; or it has just recovered from a feeble state. The state of his health is good. The state of his mind is favorable for study. So we say, the state of public affairs calls for the exercise of talents and wisdom. In regard to foreign nations, our affairs are in a good state. So we say, single state, and married state.
Declare the past and present state of things.
2. Modification of any thing.
Keep the state of the question in your eye.
3. Crisis; stationary point; highth; point from which the next movement is regression.
Tumors have their several degrees and times, as beginning, augment, state and declination. [Not in use. ]
4. Estate; possession. [See Estate. ]
5. A political body, or body politic; the whole body of people united under one government, whatever may be the form of the government.
Municipal law is a rule of conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
More usually the word signifies a political body governed by representatives; a commonwealth; as the States of Greece; the States of America. In this sense, state has sometimes more immediate reference to the government, sometimes to the people or community. Thus when we say, the state has made provision for the paupers, the word has reference to the government or legislature; but when we say, the state is taxed to support paupers, the word refers to the whole people or community.
6. A body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as the civil and ecclesiastical states in Great Britain. But these are sometimes distinguished by the terms church and state. In this case, state signifies the civil community or government only.
7. Rank; condition; quality; as the state of honor.
8. Pomp; appearance of greatness.
In state the monarchs marchd.
Where least of state, there most of love is shown.
9. Dignity; grandeur.
She instructed him how he should keep state, yet with a modest sense of his misfortunes.
1 . A seat of dignity.
This chair shall be my state.
11. A canopy; a covering of dignity.
His high throne, under state of richest texture spread-- [Unusual. ]
12. A person of high rank. [Not in use. ]
13. The principal persons in a government.
The bold design pleasd highly those infernal states.
14. The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country; as the states general.
15. Joined with another word, it denotes public, or what belongs to the community or body politic; as state affairs; state policy.

 

STATE

v.t. 1. To set; to settle. [See Stated. ]
2. To express the particulars of any thing verbally; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite. The witnesses stated all the circumstances of the transaction. They are enjoined to state all the particulars. It is the business of the advocate to state the whole case. Let the question be fairly stated.

 

STATED

pp. 1. Expressed or represented; told; recited.
2. a. Settled; established; regular; occurring at regular times; not occasional; as stated hours of business.
3. Fixed; established; as a stated salary.

 

STATEDLY

adv. Regularly; at certain times; not occasionally. It is one of the distinguishing marks of a good man, that he statedly attends public worship.

 

STATELESS

a.Without pomp.

 

STATELINESS

n.[from stately. ] 1. Grandeur; loftiness of mien or manner; majestic appearance; dignity.
For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a horse?
2. Appearance of pride; affected dignity.

 

STATELY

a. 1. Lofty; dignified; majestic; as stately manners; a stately gait.
2. Magnificent; grand; as a stately edifice; a stately dome; a stately pyramid.
3. Elevated in sentiment.

 

STATELY

adv. Majestically; loftily.

 

STATEMENT

n. 1. The act of stating, reciting or presenting verbally or on paper.
2. A series of facts or particulars expressed on paper; as a written statement.
3. A series of facts verbally recited; recital of the circumstances of a transaction; as a verbal statement.

 

STATE-MONGER

n.[state and monger. ] One versed in politics, or one that dabbles in state affairs.

 

STATER

n.Another name of the daric, an ancient silver coin weighing about four Attic drachmas, about three shillings sterling, or 61 cents.

 

STATE-ROOM

n.[state and room. ] 1. A magnificent room in a palace or great house.
2. An apartment for lodging in a ships cabin.

 

STATES

n.plu. Nobility.

 

STATESMAN

n.[state and man. ] 1. A man versed in the arts of government; usually, one eminent for political abilities; a politician.
2. A small landholder.
3. One employed in public affairs.

 

STATESMANSHIP

n.The qualifications or employments of a statesman.

 

STATESWOMAN

n.A woman who meddles in public affairs; in contempt.

 

STATIC, STATICAL

a.[See Statics. ] Relating to the science of weighing bodies; as a static balance or engine.

 

STATICS

n.[L., Gr. ] 1. That branch of mechanics which treats of bodies at rest. Dynamics treats of bodies in motion.
2. In medicine, a kind of epileptics, or persons seized with epilepsies.

 

STATION

n.[L.] 1. The act of standing.
Their manner was to stand at prayer--on which their meetings for that purpose received the name of stations.
2. A state of rest.
All progression is preformed by drawing on or impelling forward what was before in station or at quiet. [Rare. ]
3. The spot or place where one stands, particularly where a person habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as the station of a sentinel. Each detachment of troops had its station.
4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform. The chief magistrate occupies the first political station in a nation. Other officers fill subordinate stations. The office of bishop is an ecclesiastical station of great importance. It is the duty of the executive to fill all civil and military stations with men of worth.
5. Situation; position.
The fig and date, why love they to remain in middle station?
6. Employment; occupation; business.
By sending the sabbath in retirement and religious exercises, we gain new strength and resolution to perform Gods will in our several stations the week following.
7. Character; state.
The greater part have kept their station.
8. Rank; condition of life. He can be contented with a humble station.
9. In church history, the fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.
1 . In the church of Rome, a church where indulgences are to be had on certain days.

 

STATION

v.t.To place; to set; or to appoint to the occupation of a post, place or office; as, to station troops on the right or left of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coast of Africa or in the West Indies; to station a man at the head of the department of finance.

 

STATIONAL

a.Pertaining to a station.

 

STATIONARY

a. 1. Fixed; not moving, progressive or regressive; not appearing to move. The sun becomes stationary in Cancer, in its advance into the northern signs. The court in England which was formerly itinerary, is now stationary.
2. Not advancing, in a moral sense; not improving; not growing wiser, greater or better; not becoming greater or more excellent.
3. Respecting place.
The same harmony and stationary constitution---
Stationary fever, a fever depending on peculiar seasons.

 

STATION-BILL

n.In seamens language, a list containing the appointed posts of the ships company, when navigating the ship.

 

STATIONER

n.[from station, a state. ] A bookseller; one who sells books, paper, quills, inkstands, pencils and other furniture for writing. The business of the bookseller and stationer is usually carried on by the same person.

 

STATIONERY

n.The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, ink, quills; etc.

 

STATIONERY

a.Belonging to a stationer.

 

STATIST

n.[from state. ] A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government. Statists indeed, and lovers of their country. [Not now used. ]

 

STATISTIC, STATISTICAL

a.[from state or statist. ] Pertaining to the state of society, the condition of the people, their economy, their property and resources.

 

STATISTICS

n.A collection of facts respecting the state of society, the condition of the people in a nation or country, their health, longevity, domestic economy, arts, property and political strength, the state of the country, etc.

 

STATUARY

n.[L., a statue; to set. ] 1. The art of carving images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.
[In this sense the word has no plural. ]
2. One professes or practices the art of carving images or making statues.
On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets.

 

STATUE

n.[L., to set; that which is set or fixed. ] An image; a solid substance formed by carving into the likeness of a whole living being; as a statue of Hercules or of a lion.

 

STATUE

v.t.To place, as a statue; to form a statue of.

 

STATUMINATE

v.t.[L.] To prop or support. [Not in use. ]

 

STATURE

n.[L., to set. ] The natural highth of an animal body. It is more generally used of the human body. Foreign men of mighty stature came.

 

STATURED

a.Arrived at full stature. [Little used. ]

 

STATUTABLE

a.[from statute. ] 1. Made or introduced by statute; proceeding from an act of the legislature; as a statutable provision or remedy.
2. Made or being in conformity to statute; as statutable measures.

 

STATUTABLY

adv. In a manner agreeable to statute.

 

STATUTE

[L., to set. ] 1. An act of the legislature of a state that extends its binding force to all the citizens or subjects of that state, as distinguished from an act which extends only to an individual or company; an act of the legislature commanding or prohibiting something; a positive law. Statutes are distinguished from common law. The latter owes its binding force to the principles of justice, to long use and the consent of a nation. The former owe their binding force to a positive command or declaration of the supreme power. Statute is commonly applied to the acts of a legislative body consisting of representatives. In monarchies, the laws of the sovereign are called edicts, decrees, ordinances, rescripts, etc.
2. A special act of the supreme power, of a private nature, or intended to operate only on an individual or company.
3. The act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as the statutes of a university.

 

STATUTE-MERCHANT

n.In English law, a bond of record pursuant to the Stat. 13 Edw. 1. acknowledged before one of the clerks of the statutes-merchant and the mayor or chief warden of London, or before certain persons appointed for the purpose; on which, if not paid at the day, an execution may be awarded against the body, lands and goods of the obligor.

 

STATUTE-STAPLE

n.A bond of record acknowledged before the mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may forthwith have execution against the body, lands and goods of the debtor, on non-payment.

 

STATUTORY

a.Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as a statutory provision or remedy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STATABLE

STATABLE Stat "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: That can be stated; as, a statablegrievance; the question at issue is statable.

 

STATAL

STATAL Sta "tal, a.

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or existing with reference to, a State of the American Union, as distinguished from the general government. [R.] I have no knowledge of any other kind of political citizenship, higher or lower, statal or national. Edward Bates.

 

STATANT

Sta "tant, a. Etym: [L. stare to stand. ] (Her. )

 

Defn: In a standing position; as, a lion statant.

 

STATARIAN

STATARIAN Sta *ta "ri *an, a.

 

Defn: Fixed; settled; steady; statary. [Obs. ]

 

STATARIANLY

STATARIANLY Sta *ta "ri *an *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Fixedly; steadly. [Obs. ]

 

STATARY

Sta "ta *ry, a. Etym: [L. statarius standing fast, fr. stare to stand. ]

 

Defn: Fixed; settled. [Obs. ] "The set and statary times of paring of nails and cutting hair. " Sir T. Browne.

 

STATE

State, n. Etym: [OE. stat, OF. estat, F. état, fr. L. status a standing, position, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See Stand, and cf. Estate, Status. ]

 

1. The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time. State is a term nearly synonymous with "mode, " but of a meaning more extensive, and is not exclusively limited to the mutable and contingent. Sir W. Hamilton. Declare the past and present state of things. Dryden. Keep the state of the question in your eye. Boyle.

 

2. Rank; condition; quality; as, the state of honor. Thy honor, state, and seat is due to me. Shak.

 

3. Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance. She instructed him how he should keep state, and yet with a modest sense of his misfortunes. Bacon. Can this imperious lord forget to reign, Quit all his state, descend, and serve again Pope.

 

4. Appearance of grandeur or dignity; pomp. Where least og state there most of love is shown. Dryden.

 

5. A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself. [Obs. ] His high throne, ... under state Of richest texture spread. Milton. When he went to court, he used to kick away the state, and sit down by his prince cheek by jowl. Swift.

 

6. Estate, possession. [Obs. ] Daniel. Your state, my lord, again in yours. Massinger.

 

7. A person of high rank. [Obs. ] Latimer.

 

8. Any body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as, the civil and ecclesiastical states, or the lords spiritual and temporal and the commons, in Great Britain. Cf. Estate, n., 6.

 

9. The principal persons in a government. The bold design Pleased highly those infernal states. Milton.

 

1 . The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country; as, the States-general of Holland.

 

11. A form of government which is not monarchial, as a republic. [Obs. ] Well monarchies may own religion's name, But states are atheists in their very fame. Dryden.

 

12. A political body, or body politic; the whole body of people who are united one government, whatever may be the form of the government; a nation. Municipal law is a rule of conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state. Blackstone. The Puritans in the reign of Mary, driven from their homes, sought an asylum in Geneva, where they found a state without a king, and a church without a bishop. R. Choate.

 

13. In the United States, one of the commonwealth, or bodies politic, the people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stands in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealth, with full power in their several spheres over all matters not expressly inhibited.

 

Note: The term State, in its technical sense, is used in distinction from the federal system, i. e., the government of the United States.

 

14. Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme. [Obs. ]

 

Note: When state is joined with another word, or used adjectively, it denotes public, or what belongs to the community or body politic, or to the government; also, what belongs to the States severally in the American Union; as, state affairs; state policy; State laws of Iowa. Nascent state. (Chem. ) See under Nascent. -- Secretary of state. See Secretary, n., 3. -- State bargea royal barge, or a barge belonging to a government. -- State bed, an elaborately carved or decorated bed. -- State carriage, a highly decorated carriage for officials going in state, or taking part in public processions. -- State paper, an official paper relating to the interests or government of a state. Jay. -- State prison, a public prison or penitentiary; -- called also State's prison. -- State prisoner, one is confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense. -- State rights, or States' rights, the rights of the several independent States, as distinguished from the rights of the Federal government. It has been a question as to what rights have been vested in the general government. [U.S.] -- State's evidence. See Probator, 2, and under Evidence. -- State sword, a sword used on state occasions, being borne before a sovereign by an attendant of high rank. -- State trial, a trial of a person for a political offense. -- States of the Church. See under Ecclesiastical.

 

Syn. -- State, Situation, Condition. State is the generic term, and denotes in general the mode in which a thing stands or exists. The situation of a thing is its state in reference to external objects and influences; its condition is its internal state, or what it is in itself considered. Our situation is good or bad as outward things bear favorably or unfavorably upon us; our condition is good or bad according to the state we are actually in as respects our persons,families, property, and other things which comprise our sources of enjoyment. I do not, brother, Infer as if I thought my sister's state Secure without all doubt or controversy. Milton. We hoped to enjoy with ease what, in our situation, might be called the luxuries of life. Cock. And, O, what man's condition can be worse Than his whom plenty starves and blessings curse Cowley.

 

STATE

STATE State, a.

 

1. Stately. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

2. Belonging to the state, or body politic; public.

 

STATE

State, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stated; p. pr. & vb. n. Stating. ]

 

1. To set; to settle; to establish. [R.] I myself, though meanest stated, And in court now almost hated. Wither. Who calls the council, states the certain day. Pope.

 

2. To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite; as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc. To state it. To assume state or dignity. [Obs. ] "Rarely dressed up, and taught to state it. " Beau. &Fl.

 

STATE

STATE State, n.

 

Defn: A statement; also, a document containing a statement. [R.] Sir W. Scott.

 

STATECRAFT

STATECRAFT State "craft `, n.

 

Defn: The art of conducting state affairs; state management; statesmanship.

 

STATED

STATED Stat "ed, a.

 

1. Settled; established; fixed. He is capable of corruption who receives more than what is the stated and unquestionable fee of his office. Addison.

 

2. Recurring at regular time; not occasional; as, stated preaching; stated business hours.

 

STATEDLY

STATEDLY Stat "ed *ly, adv.

 

Defn: At stated times; regularly.

 

STATEFUL

STATEFUL State "ful, a.

 

Defn: Full of state; stately. [Obs. ] "A stateful silence. " Marston.

 

STATEHOOD

STATEHOOD State "hood, n.

 

Defn: The condition of being a State; as, a territory seeking Statehood.

 

STATEHOUSE

STATEHOUSE State "house `, n.

 

Defn: The building in which a State legislature holds its sessions; a State capitol. [U. S.]

 

STATELESS

STATELESS State "less, a.

 

Defn: Without state or pomp.

 

STATELILY

STATELILY State "li *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a stately manner.

 

STATELINESS

STATELINESS State "li *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being stately. For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a horse Dr. H. More.

 

STATELY

State "ly, a. [Compar. Statelier; superl. Stateliest.]

 

Defn: Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait. "The stately homes of England! " Mrs. Hemans. "Filled with stately temples." Prescott. Here is a stately style indeed! Shak.

 

Syn. -- Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.

 

STATELY

STATELY State "ly, adv.

 

Defn: Majestically; loftily. Milton.

 

STATEMENT

STATEMENT State "ment, n.

 

1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

 

2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. "Admirable perspicuity of statement! " Brougham.

 

STATEMONGER

STATEMONGER State "mon `ger, n.

 

Defn: One versed in politics, or one who dabbles in state affairs.

 

STATEPRISON

STATEPRISON State `pris "on.

 

Defn: See under State, n.

 

STATER

STATER Stat "er, n.

 

Defn: One who states.

 

STATER

Sta "ter, n. Etym: [L. stater, Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

 

Defn: The principal gold coin of ancient Grece. It varied much in value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about £1 2s., or about $5.35. The Attic silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater.

 

STATEROOM

STATEROOM State "room `, n.

 

1. A magnificent room in a place or great house.

 

2. A small apartment for lodging or sleeping in the cabin, or on the deck, of a vessel; also, a somewhat similar apartment in a railway sleeping car.

 

STATES-GENERAL

STATES-GENERAL States "-gen "er *al, n.

 

1. In France, before the Revolution, the assembly of the three orders of the kingdom, namely, the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate, or commonalty.

 

2. In the Netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two chambers.

 

STATESMAN

States "man, n.; pl. Statesmen (.

 

1. A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities. The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them. More.

 

2. One occupied with the affairs of government, and influental in shaping its policy.

 

3. A small landholder. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.

 

STATESMANLIKE

STATESMANLIKE States "man *like `, a.

 

Defn: Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.

 

STATESMANLY

STATESMANLY States "man *ly, a.

 

Defn: Becoming a statesman.

 

STATESMANSHIP

STATESMANSHIP States "man *ship, n.

 

Defn: The qualifications, duties, or employments of a statesman.

 

STATE SOCIALISM

STATE SOCIALISM State socialism.

 

Defn: A form of socialism, esp. advocated in Germany, which, while retaining the right of private property and the institution of the family and other features of the present form of the state, would intervene by various measures intended to give or maintain equality of opportunity, as compulsory state insurance, old-age pensions, etc. , answering closely to socialism of the chair.

 

STATESWOMAN

States "wom `an, n.; pl. Stateswomen (.

 

Defn: A woman concerned in public affairs. A rare stateswoman; I admire her bearing. B. Jonson.

 

STATHMOGRAPH

Stath "mo *graph, n. Etym: [Gr. -graph. ]

 

Defn: A contrivance for recording the speed of a railway train. Knight.

 

STATIC; STATICAL

Stat "ic, Stat "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. statique. See Stand, and cf. Stage. ]

 

1. Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure; static objects.

 

2. Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium. Statical electricity. See Note under Electricity, 1. -- Statical moment. See under Moment.

 

STATICALLY

STATICALLY Stat "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a statical manner.

 

STATICS

Stat "ics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. statique, Gr. Static. ]

 

Defn: 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. Social statics, the study of the conditions which concern the existence and permanence of the social state.

 

STATING

STATING Stat "ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of one who states anything; statement; as, the statingof one's opinions.

 

STATION

Sta "tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See Stand. ]

 

1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] A station like the herald, Mercury. Shak. Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose. .. had the names of stations given them. Hooker.

 

2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs. ] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet. Sir T. Browne.

 

3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: (a ) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. (b ) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. (c ) The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. (d ) (Biol.)

 

Defn: The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat. (e ) (Naut. )

 

Defn: A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely. (f ) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty. (g ) (Mil. ) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict. ). (h ) (Mining ) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc.

 

4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. By spending this day [Sunday ] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. R. Nelson.

 

5. Situation; position; location. The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain Prior.

 

6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. The greater part have kept, I see, Their station. Milton. They in France of the best rank and station. Shak.

 

7. (Eccl.) (a ) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion. (b ) (R. C. Ch. ) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. Addis & Arnold. (c ) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also Station of the cross. Fairholt. Station bill. (Naut. ) Same as Quarter bill, under Quarter. -- Station house. (a ) The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement. (b ) The house used as a shelter at a railway station. -- Station master, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station. -- Station pointer (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed. -- Station staff (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in surveying. Craig.

 

Syn. -- Station, Depot. In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted.

 

STATION

Sta "tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stationed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stationing.]

 

Defn: To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coasts of Africa. He gained the brow of the hill, where the English phalanx was stationed. Lyttelton.

 

STATIONAL

Sta "tion *al, a. Etym: [L. stationalis: cf. F. stationnale (église ).]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a station. [R.]

 

STATIONARINESS

STATIONARINESS Sta "tion *a *ri *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being stationary; fixity.

 

STATIONARY

Sta "tion *a *ry, a. Etym: [L. stationarius: cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. Stationer. ]

 

1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed. Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does not believe the story. Southey.

 

2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.

 

3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet. Stationary air (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration. -- Stationary engine. (a ) A steam engine thet is permanently placed, in distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine engine, etc. Specifically: (b ) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing, pumping, or other kind of engine which is also permanently placed.

 

STATIONARY

STATIONARY Sta "tion *a *ry, n.; pl. -ries (.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. Holland.

 

STATIONER

Sta "tion *er, n. Etym: [Cf. Stationary, a.]

 

1. A bookseller or publisher; -- formerly so called from his occupying a stand, or station, in the market place or elsewhere. [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

2. One who sells paper, pens, quills, inkstands, pencils, blank books, and other articles used in writing.

 

STATIONERY

STATIONERY Sta "tion *er *y, n.

 

Defn: The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, pens, ink, quills, blank books, etc.

 

STATIONERY

STATIONERY Sta "tion *er *y, a.

 

Defn: Belonging to, or sold by, a stationer.

 

STATISM

Sta "tism, n. Etym: [From State. ]

 

Defn: The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy. [Obs. ] The enemies of God. .. call our religion statism. South.

 

STATIST

Sta "tist, n. Etym: [From State. ]

 

1. A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government. [Obs. ] Statists indeed, And lovers of their country. Milton.

 

2. A statistician. Fawcett.

 

STATISTIC; STATISTICAL

Sta *tis "tic, Sta *tis "tic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. statistique. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge, statistical tabulation.

 

STATISTICALLY

STATISTICALLY Sta *tis "tic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In the way of statistics.

 

STATISTICIAN

Stat `is *ti "cian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. statisticien. ]

 

Defn: One versed in statistics; one who collects and classifies facts for statistics.

 

STATISTICS

Sta *tis "tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. statistique, G. statistik. See State, n.]

 

1. The science which has to do with the collection and classification of certain facts respecting the condition of the people in a state.

 

Note: [In this sense gramatically singular. ]

 

2. pl.

 

Defn: Classified facts respecting the condition of the people in a state, their health, their longevity, domestic economy, arts, property, and political strength, their resources, the state of the country, etc. , or respecting any particular class or interest; especially, those facts which can be stated in numbers, or in tables of numbers, or in any tabular and classified arrangement.

 

Defn: The branch of mathematics which studies methods for the calculation of probabilities.

 

STATISTOLOGY

Stat `is *tol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Statistics + -logy. ]

 

Defn: See Statistics, 2.

 

STATIVE

Sta "tive, a. Etym: [L. stativus, fr. stare, statum, to stand. ] (Mil. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters. [Obs. or R.]

 

STATOBLAST

Stat "o *blast, n. Etym: [Gr. i.e., remaining ) + -blast. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of a peculiar kind of internal buds, or germs, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa and sponges, especially in the fresh- water species; -- also called winter buds.

 

Note: They are protected by a firm covering, and are usually destined to perpetuate the species during the winter season. They burst open and develop in the spring. In some fresh-water sponges they serve to preserve the species during the dry season. See Illust. under Phylactolæmata.

 

STATOCRACY

Sta *toc "ra *cy, n. Etym: [State + -cracy, as in democracy. ]

 

Defn: Government by the state, or by political power, in distinction from government by ecclesiastical power. [R.] O. A. Brownson.

 

STATOR

STATOR Sta "tor, n. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A stationary part in or about which another part (the rotor ) revolves, esp. when both are large; as, (a ) (Elec.) The stationary member of an electrical machine, as of an induction motor. (b ) (Steam Turbine ) The case inclosing a turbine wheel; the body of stationary blades or nozzles.

 

STATUA

Stat "u *a, n. Etym: [L.]

 

Defn: A statue. [Obs. ] They spake not a word; But, like dumb statuas or breathing stones, Gazed each on other. Shak.

 

STATUARY

Stat "u *a *ry, n.; pl. Statuaries. Etym: [L. statuarius, n., fr. statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr. statua statue: cf. F. statuaire. See Statue. ]

 

1. One who practices the art of making statues. On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets. Addison.

 

2. Etym: [L. statuaria (sc. ars ): cf. F. statuaire. ]

 

Defn: The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture. Sir W. Temple.

 

3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively.

 

STATUE

Stat "ue, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. statua (akin to stativus standing still ), fr. stare, statum, to stand. See Stand. ]

 

1. The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion. I will raise her statue in pure gold. Shak.

 

2. A portrait. [Obs. ] Massinger.

 

STATUE

Stat "ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Statued; p. pr. & vb. n. Statuing.]

 

Defn: To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue. "The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth. " Feltham.

 

STATUED

STATUED Stat "ued, a.

 

Defn: Adorned with statues. "The statued hall. " Longfellow. "Statued niches." G. Eliot.

 

STATUELESS

STATUELESS Stat "ue *less, a.

 

Defn: Without a statue.

 

STATUELIKE

STATUELIKE Stat "ue *like `, a.

 

Defn: Like a statue; motionless.

 

STATUESQUE

STATUESQUE Stat `u *esque ", a.

 

Defn: Partaking of, or exemplifying, the characteristics of a statue; having the symmetry, or other excellence, of a statue artistically made; as, statuesquelimbs; a statuesque attitude. Their characters are mostly statuesque even in this respect, that they have no background. Hare.

 

STATUESQUELY

STATUESQUELY Stat `u *esque "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a statuesque manner; in a way suggestive of a statue; like a statue. A character statuesquely simple in its details. Lowell.

 

STATUETTE

Stat `u *ette ", n. Etym: [F., cf. It. statuetta.]

 

Defn: A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine.

 

STATUMINATE

Sta *tu "mi *nate, v. t. Etym: [L. statuminatus, p.p. of statuminare to prop, fr. statumen a prop, fr. statuere to place. ]

 

Defn: To prop or support. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

STATURE

Stat "ure, n. Etym: [F. stature, OF. estature, from L. statura,originally, an upright posture, hence, height or size of the body, from stare, statum, to stand. See Stand. ]

 

Defn: The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body. Foreign men of mighty stature came. Dryden.

 

STATURED

STATURED Stat "ured, a.

 

Defn: Arrived at full stature. [R.]

 

STATUS

Sta "tus, n. Etym: [L.]

 

Defn: State; condition; position of affairs.

 

STATUS IN QUO; STATUS QUO

Sta "tus in ` quo ", Sta "tus quo ". Etym: [L., state in which. ]

 

Defn: The state in which anything is already. The phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of place, matters return to the status quo ante bellum, or are left in statu quo ante bellum, i.e., the state (or, in the state ) before the war.

 

STATUTABLE

STATUTABLE Stat "u *ta *ble, a.

 

1. Made or introduced by statute; proceeding from an act of the legistature; as, a statutable provision or remedy.

 

2. Made or being in conformity to statute; standard; as, statutable measures.

 

STATUTABLY

STATUTABLY Stat "u *ta *bly, adv.

 

Defn: Conformably to statute.

 

STATUTE

Stat "ute, n. Etym: [F. statut, LL. statutum, from L. statutus, p.p.of statuere to set, station, ordain, fr. status position, station, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See Stand, and cf. Constitute, Destitute. ]

 

1. An act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; -- used in distinction fraom common law. See Common law, under Common, a. Bouvier.

 

Note: Statute is commonly applied to the acts of a legislative body consisting of representatives. In monarchies, legislature laws of the sovereign are called edicts, decrees, ordinances, rescripts, etc. In works on international law and in the Roman law, the term is used as embracing all laws imposed by competent authority. Statutes in this sense are divided into statutes real, statutes personal, and statutes mixed; statutes real applying to immovables; statutes personal to movables; and statutes mixed to both classes of property.

 

2. An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.

 

3. An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute ) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair. [Eng. ] Cf. 3d Mop, 2. Halliwell. Statute book, a record of laws or legislative acts. Blackstone. -- Statute cap, a kind of woolen cap; -- so called because enjoined to be worn by a statute, dated in 1571, in behalf of the trade of cappers. [Obs. ] Halliwell. -- Statute fair. See Statute, n., 3, above. -- Statute labor, a definite amount of labor required for the public service in making roads, bridges, etc. , as in certain English colonies. -- Statute merchant (Eng. Law ), a bond of record pursuant to the stat. 13 Edw. I., acknowledged in form prescribed, on which, if not paid at the day, an execution might be awarded against the body, lands, and goods of the debtor, and the obligee might hold the lands until out of the rents and profits of them the debt was satisfied; --called also a pocket judgment. It is now fallen into disuse. Tomlins. Bouvier. -- Statute mile. See under Mile. -- Statute of limitations (Law ), a statute assigned a certain time, after which rights can not be enforced by action. -- Statute staple, a bond of record acknowledged before the mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may, on nonpayment, forthwith have execution against the body, lands, and goods of the debtor, as in the statute merchant. It is now disused. Blackstone.

 

Syn. -- Act; regulation; edict; decree. See Law.

 

STATUTORY

STATUTORY Stat "u *to *ry, a.

 

Defn: Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stat

stat 1 |stat stæt | informal ▶abbreviation • photostat. • statistic. • statistics: [ as adj. ] : a stat sheet. • thermostat.

 

stat

stat 2 |stæt stat | ▶adverb (in a medical direction or prescription ) immediately. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: abbreviation of Latin statim.

 

stat.

stat. ▶abbreviation • (in prescriptions ) immediately. [from Latin statim. ] • statuary. • statue. • statute.

 

statant

sta tant |ˈstātnt ˈsteɪtnt | ▶adjective [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) standing with all four paws on the ground. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin stat- ‘fixed, stationary ’ (from the verb stare ‘to stand ’) + -ant .

 

state

state |stāt steɪt | ▶noun 1 the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time: the state of the company's finances | we're worried about her state of mind . • a physical condition as regards internal or molecular form or structure: water in a liquid state. • [ in sing. ] (a state ) informal an agitated or anxious condition: don't get into a state . • [ in sing. ] informal a dirty or untidy condition: look at the state of you —what a mess! • Physics short for quantum state. 2 a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government: Germany, Italy, and other European states. • an organized political community or area forming part of a federal republic: the German state of Bavaria. • ( the States ) informal term for United States. 3 the civil government of a country: services provided by the state | [ in combination ] : state-owned companies | King Fahd appointed a council to advise him on affairs of state . • ( the States ) the legislative body in Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney. 4 pomp and ceremony associated with monarchy or high levels of government: he was buried in state . 5 [ usu. with modifier ] an impression taken from an etched or engraved plate at a particular stage. • a particular printed version of the first edition of a book, distinguished from others by prepublication changes. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 of, provided by, or concerned with the civil government of a country: the future of state education | a state secret. 2 used or done on ceremonial occasions; involving the ceremony associated with a head of state: a state visit to Hungary by Queen Elizabeth. ▶verb 1 [ reporting verb ] express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing: [ with clause ] : the report stated that more than 51 percent of voters failed to participate | [ with direct speech ] : “Money hasn't changed me, ” she stated firmly | [ with obj. ] : people will be invited to state their views. • [ with obj. ] chiefly Law specify the facts of (a case ) for consideration: judges must give both sides an equal opportunity to state their case. 2 [ with obj. ] Music present or introduce (a theme or melody ) in a composition. PHRASES state of affairs (or things ) a situation or set of circumstances: the survey revealed a sorry state of affairs in schools. state of the art the most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest ideas and the most up-to-date features. • (as adj. state-of-the-art ) incorporating the newest ideas and the most up-to-date features: a new state-of-the-art hospital. state of emergency a situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures in order to regain control: the government has declared a state of emergency. state of grace a condition of being free from sin. state of life (in religious contexts ) a person's occupation, calling, or status. state of war a situation when war has been declared or is in progress. DERIVATIVES stat a ble adjective ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun ): partly a shortening of estate, partly from Latin status ‘manner of standing, condition ’ (see status ). The current verb senses date from the mid 17th cent.

 

state capitalism

state cap i tal ism ▶noun a political system in which the state has control of production and the use of capital.

 

State College

State Col lege a borough in central Pennsylvania, in the Nittany Valley, home to Pennsylvania State University; pop. 39,419 (est. 2008 ).

 

statecraft

state craft |ˈstātˌkraft ˈsteɪtˌkræft | ▶noun the skillful management of state affairs; statesmanship: issues of statecraft require great deliberation.

 

stated

stat ed |ˈstātid steɪtɪd | ▶adjective clearly expressed or identified; specified: the stated aim of the program | do not exceed the stated dose.

 

State Department

State De part ment |steɪt dəˈpɑrtmənt | the department in the US government dealing with foreign affairs.

 

State Enrolled Nurse

State Enrolled Nurse (abbrev.: SEN ) ▶noun (in the UK ) a nurse enrolled on a state register and having a qualification lower than that of a State Registered Nurse.

 

state function

state func |tion ▶noun Physics a quantity in thermodynamics, such as entropy or enthalpy, that has a unique value for each given state of a system.

 

statehood

state hood |ˈstātˌho͝od ˈsteɪtˌhʊd | ▶noun the status of being a recognized independent nation: the transition from late colonialism to political statehood. • the status of being a state of the US: a proposed referendum on statehood for Puerto Rico.

 

state house

state house |ˈsteɪt ˌhaʊs |(also statehouse ) ▶noun the building where a state legislature meets.

 

stateless

state less |ˈstātlis ˈsteɪtlɪs | ▶adjective (of a person ) not recognized as a citizen of any country. DERIVATIVES state less ness |ˈstātlɨsnɨs |noun

 

statelet

state let |ˈstātlit ˈsteɪtlɪt | ▶noun a small state, esp. one that is closely affiliated with or has emerged from the breakup of a larger state.

 

stately

state ly |ˈstātlē ˈsteɪtli | ▶adjective ( statelier, stateliest ) having a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner; majestic in manner and appearance: a stately procession | his tall and stately wife. DERIVATIVES state li ness noun

 

stately home

state ly home |ˌsteɪtli ˈhoʊm | ▶noun Brit. a large and fine house that is occupied or was formerly occupied by an aristocratic family.

 

state machine

state ma chine ▶noun Electronics a device that can be in one of a set number of stable conditions depending on its previous condition and on the present values of its inputs.

 

statement

state ment |ˈstātmənt ˈsteɪtmənt | ▶noun a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing: do you agree with this statement? | this is correct as a statement of fact . • an official account of facts, views, or plans, esp. one for release to the media: the officials issued a joint statement calling for negotiations. • a formal account of events given by a witness, defendant, or other party to the police or in a court of law: she made a statement to the police. • a document setting out items of debit and credit between a bank or other organization and a customer. • the expression of an idea or opinion through something other than words: their humorous kitschiness makes a statement of serious wealth. • Music the occurrence of a musical idea or motive within a composition: a carefully structured musical and dramatic progression from the first statement of this theme.

 

statement of claim

state |ment of claim ▶noun English Law a pleading served by the plaintiff in a High Court action, containing the allegations made against the defendant and the relief sought by the plaintiff. See also claim ( sense 1 of the noun ).

 

Staten Island

Stat en Is land |ˈstatn ˌstætn ˈaɪlənd | an island borough of New York City, in the southwestern part of the city; pop. 443,728 (2000 ). ORIGIN named after the Staten or States General of the Netherlands.

 

State of the Union message

State of the Un ion mes sage (also State of the Union address ) ▶noun a yearly address delivered in January by the president of the US to Congress, giving the administration's view of the state of the nation and plans for legislation.

 

stater

stat er |ˈstātər ˈsteɪdər | ▶noun historical an ancient Greek gold or silver coin. ORIGIN via late Latin from Greek statēr, from a base meaning ‘weigh. ’

 

State Registered Nurse

State Registered Nurse (abbrev.: SRN ) ▶noun (in the UK ) a nurse enrolled on a state register and more highly qualified than a State Enrolled Nurse.

 

stateroom

state room |ˈstātˌro͞om, -ˌro͝om ˈsteɪtˌrum ˈsteɪtˌrʊm | ▶noun a private compartment on a ship. • a captain's or superior officer's room on a ship. • a private compartment on a train. • a large room in a palace or public building, for use on formal occasions.

 

state's attorney

state's at tor ney ▶noun a lawyer representing a state in court.

 

state school

state school |steɪt skul | ▶noun another term for state university. • Brit. a school that is funded and controlled by the government and for which no fees are charged.

 

state secret

state se cret ▶noun a sensitive issue or piece of information that is kept secret by the government, usually to protect the public. • humorous a piece of information, usually of a trivial or personal nature, that is closely guarded and desired to be kept private: she thought her affair with the boss was a state secret, but we all giggled about it behind her back.

 

state's evidence

state's ev i dence ▶noun Law evidence for the prosecution given by a participant in or accomplice to the crime being tried. PHRASES turn state's evidence give such evidence: persuading one-time gang members to turn state's evidence.

 

States-General

States-Gen er al ▶noun 1 the bicameral legislative body in the Netherlands. 2 (also Estates General ) historical the legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e., the clergy, the nobility, and the commons ).

 

stateside

state side |ˈstātˌsīd ˈsteɪtˌsaɪd | ▶adjective & adverb informal of, in, or toward the US (used in reference to the US from elsewhere or from the geographically separate states of Alaska and Hawaii ): [ as adj. ] : stateside police departments | [ as adv. ] : they were headed stateside.

 

statesman

states man |ˈstātsmən ˈsteɪtsmən | ▶noun ( pl. statesmen ) a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure. DERIVATIVES states man like |-ˌlīk |adjective, states man ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from state's man, translating French homme d'état.

 

state socialism

state so cial ism ▶noun a political system in which the state has control of industries and services.

 

statesperson

states per son |ˈstātsˌpǝrsǝn ˈsteɪtspɜːrsn | ▶noun ( pl. statespersons or statespeople ) a statesman or stateswoman (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

states' rights

states' rights |steɪtsˈraɪts | ▶plural noun the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.

 

States' Rights Democratic Party

States' Rights Dem o cra tic Party ▶noun a political party formed in 1948 advocating states' rights and opposing the presidential candidacy of Harry S Truman.

 

stateswoman

states wom an |ˈstātsˌwo͝omən ˈsteɪtswʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. stateswomen ) a skilled, experienced, and respected female political leader.

 

state trial

state trial ▶noun a trial in which prosecution is made by the state.

 

state university

state u ni ver si ty |steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsədi | ▶noun a university managed by the public authorities of a particular US state.

 

state vector

state vec tor ▶noun Physics a vector in a space whose dimensions correspond to all the independent wave functions of a system, the instantaneous value of the vector conveying all possible information about the state of the system at that instant.

 

state visit

state vis it ▶noun a ceremonial visit to a foreign country by a head of state.

 

statewide

state wide |ˈstātˈwīd ˈsteɪtˈˌwaɪd | ▶adjective & adverb extending throughout a particular US state: [ as adj. ] : a statewide health system | [ as adv. ] : two stations will broadcast the final statewide.

 

static

stat ic |ˈstatik ˈstædɪk | ▶adjective 1 lacking in movement, action, or change, esp. in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting: demand has grown in what was a fairly static market | the whole ballet appeared too static. • Computing (of a process or variable ) not able to be changed during a set period, for example, while a program is running. 2 Physics concerned with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium. Often contrasted with dynamic. • (of an electric charge ) having gathered on or in an object that cannot conduct a current. • acting as weight but not moving. • of statics. 3 Computing (of a memory or store ) not needing to be periodically refreshed by an applied voltage. ▶noun crackling or hissing noises on a telephone, radio, or other telecommunications system. • short for static electricity. • informal angry or critical talk or behavior: the reception was going sour, breaking up into static. DERIVATIVES stat i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, stat ick y |-ikē |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the science of weight and its effects ): via modern Latin from Greek statikē (tekhnē )‘science of weighing ’; the adjective from modern Latin staticus, from Greek statikos ‘causing to stand, ’ from the verb histanai. Sense 1 of the adjective dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

static cling

stat ic cling ▶noun the adhering of a garment to the wearer's body or to another garment, caused by a buildup of static electricity.

 

statice

stat ice |ˈstatisē, ˈstatis ˈstædəsi | ▶noun another term for sea lavender, esp. when cultivated as a garden plant. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin statice (former genus name ), based on Greek, feminine of statikos ‘causing to stand still ’ (with reference to medicinal use of the plant to stanch blood ).

 

static electricity

stat ic e lec tric i ty ▶noun a stationary electric charge, typically produced by friction, that causes sparks or crackling or the attraction of dust or hair.

 

static line

stat ic line ▶noun a length of cord used instead of a ripcord for opening a parachute, attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily snapped to the parachute at the other.

 

static pressure

stat ic pres sure ▶noun Physics the pressure of a fluid on a body when the body is at rest relative to the fluid.

 

statics

stat ics |ˈstatiks ˈstædɪks | ▶plural noun 1 [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of mechanics concerned with bodies at rest and forces in equilibrium. Compare with dynamics ( sense 1 ). 2 another term for static.

 

statin

stat in |ˈstatn ˈstætɪn | ▶noun Medicine any of a group of drugs that act to reduce levels of fats, including triglycerides and cholesterol, in the blood.

 

station

sta tion |ˈstāSHən ˈsteɪʃən | ▶noun 1 a regular stopping place on a public transportation route, esp. one on a railroad line with a platform and often one or more buildings. 2 [ usu. with modifier ] a place or building where a specified activity or service is based: a research station in the rain forest | coastal radar stations. • a small military base, esp. of a specified kind: a naval station. • a police station. • a subsidiary post office. • Austral. /NZ a large sheep or cattle farm. 3 [ with adj. ] a company involved in broadcasting of a specified kind: a radio station. 4 the place where someone or something stands or is placed on military or other duty: the lookout resumed his station in the bow. • dated one's social rank or position: Karen was getting ideas above her station . 5 Botany a particular site at which an interesting or rare plant grows. 6 short for Stations of the Cross. ▶verb [ with obj. ] put in or assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, esp. a military one: troops were stationed in the town | a young girl had stationed herself by the door. ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun ): via Old French from Latin statio (n- ), from stare ‘to stand. ’ Early use referred generally to ‘position, ’ esp. ‘position in life, status, ’ and specifically, in ecclesiastical use, to ‘a holy place of pilgrimage (visited as one of a succession ).’ The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

 

stationary

sta tion ar y |ˈstāSHəˌnerē ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri | ▶adjective not moving or not intended to be moved: a car collided with a stationary vehicle. • Astronomy (of a planet ) having no apparent motion in longitude. • not changing in quantity or condition: a stationary population. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin stationarius (originally in the sense ‘belonging to a military station ’), from station- ‘standing ’ (see station ). usage: The words stationary and stationery are often confused. Stationary is an adjective that means ‘not moving or not intended to be moved, ’ as in his car collided with a stationary vehicle, whereas stationery is a noun that means ‘writing and other office materials, ’ as in I wrote to my father on the hotel stationery.

 

stationary bicycle

sta tion ar y bi cy cle (also stationary bike ) ▶noun an exercise bike.

 

stationary engine

sta tion ar y en gine ▶noun an engine that remains in a fixed position, esp. one that drives generators or other machinery in a building.

 

stationary point

sta ¦tion |ary point ▶noun Mathematics a point on a curve where the gradient is zero.

 

stationary state

sta tion ar y state ▶noun an unvarying condition in a physical process.

 

stationary wave

sta tion ar y wave ▶noun Physics another term for standing wave.

 

station bill

sta tion bill ▶noun a list showing the prescribed stations of a ship's crew in specified emergencies.

 

station break

sta tion break ▶noun a pause between broadcast programs for an announcement of the identity of the station transmitting them, typically also containing commercials.

 

stationer

sta tion er |ˈstāSH (ə )nər ˈsteɪʃ (ə )nər | ▶noun a person or store selling paper, pens, and other writing and office materials. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘bookseller ’): from medieval Latin stationarius ‘tradesman (at a fixed location, i.e., not itinerant ).’ Compare with stationary .

 

stationery

sta tion er y |ˈstāSHəˌnerē ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri | ▶noun writing paper, esp. with matching envelopes. • writing and other office materials. usage: See usage at stationary .

 

Stationery Office

Stationery Office ▶noun (in the UK ) a government department that publishes governmental publications and provides stationery for government offices.

 

station hand

sta |tion hand ▶noun Austral. /NZ a worker on a large sheep or cattle farm.

 

station house

sta tion house |ˈsteɪʃən haʊz | ▶noun a police or fire station.

 

stationkeeping

sta tion keep ing |ˈstāSHənˌkēpiNG ˈsteɪʃənkipɪŋ | ▶noun the maintenance of a ship's proper position relative to others in a fleet.

 

stationmaster

sta tion mas ter |ˈstāSHənˌmastər ˈsteɪʃənˌmæstər | ▶noun an official in charge of a railroad station.

 

station pointer

sta |tion point ¦er ▶noun a navigational instrument that fixes a ship's position on a chart by determining its place relative to two landmarks or conspicuous objects at sea.

 

station sergeant

sta |tion ser |geant ▶noun Brit. a sergeant in charge of a police station.

 

Stations of the Cross

Sta tions of the Cross ▶plural noun a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' progress from his condemnation by Pilate to his crucifixion and burial, before which devotions are performed in some churches.

 

station wagon

sta tion wag on |ˈsteɪʃən ˌwæɡən | ▶noun a car with a longer body than usual, incorporating a large carrying area behind the seats and having an extra door at the rear for easy loading.

 

statism

stat ism |ˈstātˌizəm ˈsteɪdˌɪzəm | ▶noun a political system in which the state has substantial centralized control over social and economic affairs: the rise of authoritarian statism. DERIVATIVES stat ist noun & adjective

 

statistic

sta tis tic |stəˈtistik stəˈtɪstɪk | ▶noun a fact or piece of data from a study of a large quantity of numerical data: the statistics show that the crime rate has increased. • an event or person regarded as no more than such a piece of data (used to suggest an inappropriately impersonal approach ): he was just another statistic. ▶adjective another term for statistical. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German statistisch (adjective ), Statistik (noun ).

 

statistical

sta tis ti cal |stəˈtistikəl stəˈtɪstəkəl | ▶adjective of or relating to the use of statistics: a statistical comparison. DERIVATIVES sta tis ti cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb [ sentence adverb ] : these differences were not statistically significant

 

statistical inference

sta tis ti cal in fer ence ▶noun the theory, methods, and practice of forming judgments about the parameters of a population and the reliability of statistical relationships, typically on the basis of random sampling.

 

statistical linguistics

stat |is ¦tic ¦al lin |guis ¦tics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the application of statistical techniques to language analysis, typically using a large machine-readable corpus, in order to discover general principles of linguistic behaviour, genre difference, etc.

 

statistical mechanics

sta tis ti cal me chan ics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the description of physical phenomena in terms of a statistical treatment of the behavior of large numbers of atoms or molecules, esp. with regard to the distribution of energy among them.

 

statistical physics

sta tis ti cal phys ics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a branch of physics concerned with large numbers of particles to which statistics can be applied.

 

statistical significance

sta tis ti cal sig nif i cance ▶noun see significance.

 

statistical tables

sta tis ti cal ta bles ▶plural noun the values of the cumulative distribution functions, probability functions, or probability density functions of certain common distributions presented as reference tables for different values of their parameters.

 

statistician

stat is ti cian |ˌstatiˈstiSHən ˌstædəˈstɪʃən | ▶noun an expert in the preparation and analysis of statistics.

 

statistics

sta tis tics |stəˈtistiks stəˈtɪstɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities, esp. for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample.

 

Statius, Publius Papinius

Sta ti us, Publius Papinius |ˈstāSH (ē )əs ˈsteɪʃ (i )əs | ( c. ad 45 –96 ), Roman poet. He is best known for the Silvae, a miscellany of poems addressed to friends, and for the Thebais, an epic concerning the bloody quarrel between the sons of Oedipus.

 

stative

sta tive |ˈstātiv ˈsteɪdɪv |Linguistics ▶adjective (of a verb ) expressing a state or condition rather than an activity or event, such as be or know, as opposed to run or grow . Contrasted with dynamic. ▶noun a stative verb. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin stativus, from stat- ‘stopped, standing, ’ from the verb stare .

 

stato-

stato- ▶comb. form relating to statics: statocyst. ORIGIN from Greek statos ‘standing. ’

 

statoblast

stat o blast |ˈstatəˌblast ˈstædəˌblæst | ▶noun Zoology (in bryozoans ) a resistant reproductive body produced asexually.

 

statocyst

stat o cyst |ˈstatəˌsist ˈstædəˌsɪst | ▶noun Zoology a small organ of balance and orientation in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sensory vesicle or cell containing statoliths. Also called otocyst.

 

statolith

stat o lith |ˈstatəˌliTH ˈstædəˌlɪθ | ▶noun Zoology a calcareous particle in the statocysts of invertebrates that stimulates sensory receptors in response to gravity, so enabling balance and orientation. • another term for otolith.

 

stator

sta tor |ˈstātər ˈsteɪdər | ▶noun the stationary portion of an electric generator or motor, esp. of an induction motor. • a row of small stationary airfoils attached to the casing of an axial-flow turbine, positioned between the rotors. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from stationary, on the pattern of rotor .

 

statoscope

stat o scope |ˈstatəˌskōp ˈstædəˌskoʊp | ▶noun a form of aneroid barometer for measuring minute variations of pressure, used esp. to indicate the altitude of an aircraft. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek statos ‘standing ’ + -scope .

 

stats

stats |stats stæts | ▶plural noun informal short for statistics.

 

statuary

stat u ar y |ˈstaCHo͞oˌerē ˈstætʃueri | ▶noun sculpture consisting of statues; statues regarded collectively: fragments of broken statuary | classical statuary. • archaic the art or practice of making statues. • archaic a sculptor. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin statuarius, from statua (see statue ).

 

statuary marble

statu |ary mar ¦ble ▶noun [ mass noun ] fine-grained white marble suitable for making statues.

 

statue

stat ue |ˈstaCHo͞o ˈstætʃu | ▶noun a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, esp. one that is life-size or larger. DERIVATIVES stat ued adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin statua, from stare ‘to stand. ’

 

Statue of Liberty

Stat ue of Lib er ty |ˈstætʃu əv | a statue at the entrance to New York Harbor, a symbol of welcome to immigrants, representing a draped female figure carrying a book of laws in her left hand and holding aloft a torch in her right. Dedicated in 1886, it was designed by Frédéric -Auguste Bartholdi and was the gift of the French, commemorating the alliance of France and the US during the American Revolution.

 

Statue of Liberty play

Stat ue of Li ber ty play ▶noun Football a trick play in which a ballcarrier takes the ball from the quarterback, who is poised as if to make a forward pass.

 

statuesque

stat u esque |ˌstaCHo͞oˈesk stætʃuˈesk | ▶adjective (esp. of a woman ) attractively tall and dignified: her statuesque beauty. DERIVATIVES stat u esque ly adverb, stat u esque ness noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from statue, on the pattern of picturesque .

 

statuette

stat u ette |ˌstaCHo͞oˈet stætʃuˈet | ▶noun a small statue or figurine, esp. one that is smaller than life-size. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of statue .

 

stature

stat ure |ˈstaCHər ˈstætʃər | ▶noun a person's natural height: a man of short stature | she was small in stature. • importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement: an architect of international stature. DERIVATIVES stat ured adjective [ in combination ] : a short-statured fourteen-year-old ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin statura, from stare ‘to stand. ’ The sense ‘importance ’ dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

status

sta tus |ˈstātəs, ˈstatəs ˈsteɪdəs ˈstædəs | ▶noun 1 the relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something: an improvement in the status of women. • high rank or social standing: those who enjoy wealth and status. • the official classification given to a person, country, or organization, determining their rights or responsibilities: the duchy had been elevated to the status of a principality. 2 the position of affairs at a particular time, esp. in political or commercial contexts: an update on the status of the bill. ORIGIN late 18th cent. (as a legal term meaning ‘legal standing ’): from Latin, literally ‘standing, ’ from stare ‘to stand. ’

 

status asthmaticus

sta tus asth mat i cus |ˈstātəs azˈmatikəs, ˈstatəs ˌsteɪtəs æzˈmætɪkəs | ▶noun Medicine a severe condition in which asthma attacks follow one another without pause. ORIGIN modern Latin.

 

status bar

sta tus bar |ˈsteɪdəs | ▶noun Computing a horizontal bar, typically at the bottom of the screen or window, showing information about a document being edited or a program running.

 

status epilepticus

sta tus ep i lep ti cus |ˈstātəs ˌepəˈleptikəs, ˈstatəs ˌsteɪtəs ˌɛpəˈlɛptɪkəs | ▶noun Medicine a dangerous condition in which epileptic seizures follow one another without recovery of consciousness between them. ORIGIN modern Latin.

 

status quo

sta tus quo |ˈstātəs ˈkwō, ˈstatəs ˌsteɪdəs ˈkwoʊ | ▶noun (usu. the status quo ) the existing state of affairs, esp. regarding social or political issues: they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘the state in which. ’

 

status quo ante

sta tus quo an te |ˈstātəs kwō ˈantē, statəs ˌsteɪtəs kwoʊ ˈænti | ▶noun (usu. the status quo rate ) the previously existing state of affairs. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘the state in which before. ’

 

status symbol

sta tus sym bol |ˈsteɪdəs | ▶noun a possession that is taken to indicate a person's wealth or high social or professional status.

 

statute

stat ute |ˈstaCHo͞ot ˈstætʃut | ▶noun a written law passed by a legislative body: violation of the hate crimes statute | the tax is not specifically disallowed by statute . • a rule of an organization or institution: the appointment will be subject to the statutes of the university. • archaic (in biblical use ) a law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French statut, from late Latin statutum, neuter past participle of Latin statuere ‘set up, ’ from status ‘standing ’ (see status ).

 

statute-barred

statute-barred ▶adjective English Law (especially of a debt claim ) no longer legally enforceable owing to a prescribed period of limitation having lapsed.

 

statute book

stat ute book |ˈstætʃut bʊk | ▶noun a book in which laws are written.

 

statute law

stat ute law |ˈstætʃut lɔ | ▶noun the body of principles and rules of law laid down in statutes. Compare with common law, case law.

 

statute mile

stat ute mile ▶noun see mile.

 

statute of limitations

stat ute of lim i ta tions |ˈstætʃut əv ˌlɪməˈteɪʃənz | ▶noun Law a statute prescribing a period of limitation for the bringing of certain kinds of legal action.

 

statutes at large

stat utes at large ▶plural noun a country's statutes in their original version, regardless of later modifications.

 

statutory

stat u to ry |ˈstaCHəˌtôrē ˈstætʃuːtɔːri | ▶adjective required, permitted, or enacted by statute: the courts did award statutory damages to each of the plaintiffs. • (of a criminal offense ) carrying a penalty prescribed by statute: statutory theft. DERIVATIVES stat u to ri ly |-ˌtôrəlē |adverb

 

statutory declaration

statu |tory dec ¦lar |ation ▶noun Law a prescribed declaration, made under statutory authority, which may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath.

 

statutory instrument

stat u to ry in stru ment |ˈstætʃəˌtɔri ˈɪnztrəmənt | ▶noun Law a government or executive order of subordinate legislation.

 

statutory rape

stat u to ry rape |ˈstætʃəˌtɔri reɪp | ▶noun Law sexual intercourse with a minor.

 

statutory tenant

statu |tory ten ¦ant ▶noun Law a person who is legally entitled to remain in a property although their original tenancy has expired.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stat

stat 1 |stat | ▶abbreviation informal • photostat. • statistic. • thermostat.

 

stat

stat 2 |stat | ▶adverb (in a medical direction or prescription ) immediately. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: abbreviation of Latin statim.

 

statant

statant |ˈsteɪtənt | ▶adjective [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) standing with all four paws on the ground. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin stat- ‘fixed, stationary ’ (from the verb stare ‘to stand ’) + -ant .

 

state

state |steɪt | ▶noun 1 the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time: the state of the company's finances | we're worried about her state of mind . • a physical condition as regards internal or molecular form or structure: water in a liquid state. • (a state ) informal an agitated or anxious condition: don't get into a state . • informal a dirty or untidy condition: look at the state of you —what a mess! • Physics short for quantum state. 2 a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government: Germany, Italy, and other European states. • an organized political community or area forming part of a federal republic: the German state of Bavaria. • ( the States ) informal term for United States. 3 the civil government of a country: services provided by the state | [ in combination ] : state-owned companies | [ mass noun ] : a minister engaged in matters of state | [ as modifier ] : state education. • ( the States ) the legislative body in Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney. 4 [ mass noun ] pomp and ceremony associated with monarchy or high levels of government: he was buried in state . • [ as modifier ] involving the ceremony associated with a head of state: the Queen paid a state visit to Malaysia. 5 a specified impression taken from an etched or engraved plate at a particular stage. • a particular printed version of the first edition of a book, distinguished from others by prepublication changes. ▶verb 1 [ reporting verb ] express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing: [ with clause ] : the report stated that more than 51 per cent of voters failed to participate | [ with direct speech ] : ‘Money hasn't changed me, ’ she stated firmly | [ with obj. ] : people will be invited to state their views. • [ with obj. ] chiefly Law specify the facts of (a case ) for consideration: judges must give both sides an equal opportunity to state their case. 2 [ with obj. ] Music present or introduce (a theme or melody ) in a composition. PHRASES state of affairs (or things ) a situation or set of circumstances: the survey revealed a sorry state of affairs in schools. state of the art the most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest ideas and features: [ as modifier ] : a new state-of-the-art hospital. state of emergency a situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures in order to regain control: the government has declared a state of emergency. state of grace Theology a condition of being free from sin. state of life (in religious contexts ) a person's occupation, calling, or status. state of play Brit. the score at a particular time in a cricket or football match. • the current situation in an ongoing process. state of war a situation when war has been declared or is in progress. DERIVATIVES statable adjective ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun ): partly a shortening of estate, partly from Latin status ‘manner of standing, condition ’ (see status ). The current verb senses date from the mid 17th cent.

 

state capitalism

state cap ¦it ¦al |ism ▶noun [ mass noun ] a political system in which the state has control of production and the use of capital.

 

State College

State Col lege a borough in central Pennsylvania, in the Nittany Valley, home to Pennsylvania State University; pop. 39,419 (est. 2008 ).

 

statecraft

state |craft |ˈsteɪtkrɑːft | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the skilful management of state affairs; statesmanship: issues of statecraft require great deliberation.

 

stated

stated |ˈsteɪtɪd | ▶adjective clearly expressed or identified; specified: the stated aim of the programme | do not exceed the stated dose.

 

State Department

State Department (in the US ) the department in the government dealing with foreign affairs.

 

State Enrolled Nurse

State Enrolled Nurse (abbrev.: SEN ) ▶noun (in the UK ) a nurse enrolled on a state register and having a qualification lower than that of a State Registered Nurse.

 

state function

state func |tion ▶noun Physics a quantity in thermodynamics, such as entropy or enthalpy, that has a unique value for each given state of a system.

 

statehood

state |hood |ˈsteɪthʊd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the status of being a recognized independent nation: their aspirations for independent statehood have been consistently frustrated.

 

state house

state house ▶noun 1 (in the US ) the building where the legislature of a state meets. 2 NZ a private house that is owned and let by the government.

 

stateless

state |less |ˈsteɪtlɪs | ▶adjective (of a person ) not recognized as a citizen of any country. DERIVATIVES statelessness noun

 

statelet

state |let |ˈsteɪtlɪt | ▶noun a small state, especially one that is closely affiliated to or has emerged from the break-up of a larger state.

 

stately

state ¦ly |ˈsteɪtli | ▶adjective ( statelier, stateliest ) impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner: a stately 19th -century mansion. • slow, formal, and dignified: a stately procession. DERIVATIVES stateliness noun

 

stately home

state ¦ly home ▶noun Brit. a large and impressive house that is occupied or was formerly occupied by an aristocratic family.

 

state machine

state ma |chine ▶noun Electronics a device which can be in one of a set number of stable conditions depending on its previous condition and on the present values of its inputs.

 

statement

state |ment |ˈsteɪtm (ə )nt | ▶noun a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing: do you agree with this statement? | this is correct as a statement of fact | [ mass noun ] : Minton's love of clear statement. • an official account of facts, views, or plans, especially one for release to the media: the ministers issued a joint statement calling for negotiations. • a formal account of events given by a witness, defendant, or other party to the police or in a court of law: she made a statement to the police. • a document setting out items of debit and credit between a bank or other organization and a customer. • Music a presentation of a theme or melody within a composition. • (in the UK ) an official assessment made by a local education authority concerning a child's special educational needs. ▶verb [ with obj. ] Brit. officially assess (a child ) as having special educational needs.

 

statement of claim

state |ment of claim ▶noun English Law a pleading served by the plaintiff in a High Court action, containing the allegations made against the defendant and the relief sought by the plaintiff. See also claim ( sense 1 of the noun ).

 

Staten Island

Staten Island |ˈstat (ə )n | an island borough of New York City, in the south-west of the city; pop. 487,407 (2008 ). ORIGIN named by early Dutch settlers after the Staten or States General of the Netherlands.

 

State of the Union message

State of the Union message (also State of the Union address ) ▶noun a yearly address delivered in January by the President of the US to Congress, giving the administration's view of the state of the nation and plans for legislation.

 

state pension

state pen |sion ▶noun see pension 1.

 

state prisoner

state pris |on ¦er ▶noun another term for prisoner of state.

 

stater

stater |ˈsteɪtə | ▶noun an ancient Greek gold or silver coin. ORIGIN via late Latin from Greek statēr, from a base meaning ‘weigh ’.

 

State Registered Nurse

State Registered Nurse (abbrev.: SRN ) ▶noun (in the UK ) a nurse enrolled on a state register and more highly qualified than a State Enrolled Nurse.

 

stateroom

stateroom |ˈsteɪtruːm, -rʊm | ▶noun a large room in a palace or public building, for use on formal occasions. • a captain's or superior officer's room on a ship. • a private compartment on a ship. • N. Amer. a private compartment on a train.

 

state's attorney

state's at ¦tor |ney ▶noun US a lawyer representing a state in court, especially in a criminal proceeding.

 

state school

state school ▶noun Brit. a school that is funded and controlled by the state and for which no fees are charged.

 

state secret

state se ¦cret ▶noun a sensitive issue or piece of information which is kept secret by the government. • humorous an important and closely guarded piece of information: her marriage was on the rocks, which was hardly a state secret at the time.

 

state's evidence

state's evi |dence ▶noun [ mass noun ] US Law evidence for the prosecution given by a participant in or accomplice to the crime being tried.

 

States General

States General |steɪtsˈʤɛn (ə )r (ə )l |(also Estates General ) ▶noun the legislative body in the Netherlands from the 15th to 18th centuries, and in France until 1789, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e. the clergy, the nobility, and the commons ).

 

stateside

stateside |ˈsteɪtsʌɪd | ▶adjective & adverb informal, chiefly N. Amer. of, in, or towards the US (used in reference to the US from elsewhere or from the geographically separate states of Alaska and Hawaii ): [ as adj. ] : stateside police departments | they were headed stateside.

 

statesman

statesman |ˈsteɪtsmən |(or stateswoman ) ▶noun ( pl. statesmen or stateswomen ) a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure. DERIVATIVES statesmanlike adjective, statesmanship noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from state's man, translating French homme d'état.

 

state socialism

state so ¦cial |ism ▶noun [ mass noun ] a political system in which the state has control of industries and services.

 

statesperson

states |per ¦son |ˈsteɪtspəːs (ə )n | ▶noun ( pl. statespersons or statespeople ) a statesman or stateswoman (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

states' rights

states' rights |steɪtsˈrʌɪts | ▶plural noun (in the US ) the rights and powers held by individual states rather than by the federal government.

 

States' Rights Democratic Party

States' Rights Dem o cra tic Party ▶noun a political party formed in 1948 advocating states' rights and opposing the presidential candidacy of Harry S Truman.

 

state trial

state trial ▶noun a trial in which prosecution is made by the state.

 

state university

state uni |ver ¦sity ▶noun (in the US ) a university managed by the public authorities of a particular state.

 

state vector

state vec ¦tor ▶noun Physics a vector in a space whose dimensions correspond to all the independent wave functions of a system, the instantaneous value of the vector conveying all possible information about the state of the system at that instant.

 

state visit

state vis it ▶noun a ceremonial visit to a foreign country by a head of state.

 

statewide

state |wide |ˈsteɪtwʌɪd | ▶adjective & adverb extending throughout a particular state in the US: [ as adj. ] : a statewide health system.

 

static

static |ˈstatɪk | ▶adjective 1 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. • Computing (of a process or variable ) not able to be changed during a set period, for example while a program is running. 2 Physics concerned with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium. Often contrasted with dynamic. • acting as weight but not moving. • relating to statics. 3 (of an electric charge ) having gathered on or in an object that cannot conduct a current. 4 Computing (of a memory or store ) not needing to be periodically refreshed by an applied voltage. ▶noun [ mass noun ] crackling or hissing noises on a telephone, radio, or other telecommunication system. • short for static electricity. • N. Amer. informal angry or critical talk or behaviour: the reception was going sour, breaking up into static. DERIVATIVES statically adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the science of weight and its effects ): via modern Latin from Greek statikē (tekhnē )‘science of weighing ’; the adjective from modern Latin staticus, from Greek statikos ‘causing to stand ’, from the verb histanai. Sense 1 of the adjective dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

static cling

static cling ▶noun [ mass noun ] the adhering of a garment to the wearer's body or to another garment, caused by a build-up of static electricity.

 

statice

statice |ˈstatɪsi | ▶noun another term for sea lavender. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin statice (former genus name ), based on Greek, feminine of statikos ‘causing to stand still ’ (with reference to medicinal use of the plant to staunch blood ).

 

static electricity

static elec |tri ¦city ▶noun [ mass noun ] a stationary electric charge, typically produced by friction, which causes sparks or crackling or the attraction of dust or hair.

 

static line

static line ▶noun a length of cord used instead of a rip cord for opening a parachute, attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily snapped to the parachute at the other.

 

static pressure

static pres |sure ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics the pressure of a fluid on a body when the latter is at rest relative to it.

 

statics

stat ¦ics |ˈstatɪks | ▶plural noun 1 [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of mechanics concerned with bodies at rest and forces in equilibrium. Compare with dynamics ( sense 1 ). 2 another term for static.

 

statin

statin |ˈstatɪn | ▶noun Medicine any of a group of drugs which act to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood. ORIGIN 1980s: from stat- as in -stat + -in 1 .

 

station

sta |tion |ˈsteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a place where passenger trains stop on a railway line, typically with platforms and buildings: a railway station | [ in names ] : Paddington Station. • a bus or coach station. 2 [ usu. with modifier ] a place or building where a specified activity or service is based: a research station in the rainforest | coastal radar stations. • a small military base, especially of a specified kind: a naval station. • N. Amer. a subsidiary post office. • Austral. /NZ a large sheep or cattle farm. 3 [ with modifier ] a company involved in broadcasting of a specified kind: a radio station. 4 the place where someone or something stands or is placed on military or other duty: the lookout resumed his station in the bow. • [ count noun ] dated one's social rank or position: Karen was getting ideas above her station . 5 Botany a particular site at which an interesting or rare plant grows. 6 short for Stations of the Cross. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] put in or assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, especially a military one: troops were stationed in the town | a young girl had stationed herself by the door. ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun ): via Old French from Latin statio (n- ), from stare ‘to stand ’. Early use referred generally to ‘position ’, especially ‘position in life, status ’, and specifically, in ecclesiastical use, to ‘a holy place of pilgrimage (visited as one of a succession ’). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

 

stationary

sta ¦tion |ary |ˈsteɪʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶adjective not moving or not intended to be moved: a car collided with a stationary vehicle. • Astronomy (of a planet ) having no apparent motion in longitude. • not changing in quantity or condition: a stationary population. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin stationarius (originally in the sense ‘belonging to a military station ’), from statio (n- )‘standing ’ (see station ). usage: The words stationary and stationery are often confused. Stationary is an adjective which means ‘not moving or not intended to be moved ’, as in a car collided with a stationary vehicle, whereas stationery is a noun which means ‘writing and other office materials ’, as in I wrote to my father on the hotel stationery.

 

stationary bicycle

stationary bicycle (also stationary bike ) ▶noun an exercise bike.

 

stationary engine

sta ¦tion |ary en ¦gine ▶noun an engine that remains in a fixed position, especially one that drives generators or other machinery in a building.

 

stationary point

sta ¦tion |ary point ▶noun Mathematics a point on a curve where the gradient is zero.

 

stationary state

sta ¦tion |ary state ▶noun an unvarying condition in a physical process.

 

stationary wave

sta ¦tion |ary wave ▶noun Physics another term for standing wave.

 

station bill

sta tion bill ▶noun a list showing the prescribed stations of a ship's crew in specified emergencies.

 

station break

sta |tion break ▶noun N. Amer. a pause between broadcast programmes for an announcement of the identity of the station transmitting them.

 

stationer

stationer |ˈsteɪʃ (ə )nə | ▶noun a person or shop selling paper, pens, and other writing and office materials. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘bookseller ’): from medieval Latin stationarius ‘tradesman (at a fixed location, i.e. not itinerant )’. Compare with stationary .

 

stationery

sta ¦tion |ery |ˈsteɪʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] writing and other office materials: a range of stationery | [ as modifier ] : a stationery supplier. usage: On the confusion of stationery and stationary, see usage at stationary .

 

Stationery Office

Stationery Office ▶noun (in the UK ) a government department that publishes governmental publications and provides stationery for government offices.

 

station hand

sta |tion hand ▶noun Austral. /NZ a worker on a large sheep or cattle farm.

 

station house

sta |tion house ▶noun N. Amer. a police or fire station.

 

station-keeping

station-keeping ▶noun [ mass noun ] the maintenance of a ship's proper position relative to others in a fleet.

 

stationmaster

sta ¦tion |master |ˈsteɪʃ (ə )nmɑːstə | ▶noun Brit. an official in charge of a railway station.

 

station pointer

sta |tion point ¦er ▶noun a navigational instrument that fixes a ship's position on a chart by determining its place relative to two landmarks or conspicuous objects at sea.

 

station sergeant

sta |tion ser |geant ▶noun Brit. a sergeant in charge of a police station.

 

Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross ▶plural noun a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus's progress from his condemnation by Pilate to his crucifixion and burial, before which devotions are performed in some Churches.

 

station wagon

sta |tion wagon ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. an estate car.

 

statism

statism |ˈsteɪtɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a political system in which the state has substantial centralized control over social and economic affairs: the rise of authoritarian statism. DERIVATIVES statist noun & adjective

 

statistic

stat |is ¦tic |stəˈtɪstɪk | ▶noun a fact or piece of data obtained from a study of a large quantity of numerical data: the statistics show that the crime rate has increased. • an event or person regarded as no more than such a piece of data (used to suggest an inappropriately impersonal approach ): he was just another statistic. ▶adjective another term for statistical. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German statistisch (adjective ), Statistik (noun ).

 

statistical

stat |is ¦tic ¦al |stəˈtɪstɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to the use of statistics: a statistical comparison. DERIVATIVES statistically adverb [ sentence adverb ] : these differences were not statistically significant

 

statistical inference

stat |is ¦tic ¦al in ¦fer |ence ▶noun [ mass noun ] the theory, methods, and practice of forming judgements about the parameters of a population and the reliability of statistical relationships, typically on the basis of random sampling.

 

statistical linguistics

stat |is ¦tic ¦al lin |guis ¦tics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the application of statistical techniques to language analysis, typically using a large machine-readable corpus, in order to discover general principles of linguistic behaviour, genre difference, etc.

 

statistical mechanics

stat |is ¦tic ¦al mech |an ¦ics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the description of physical phenomena in terms of a statistical treatment of the behaviour of large numbers of atoms or molecules, especially as regards the distribution of energy among them.

 

statistical physics

stat |is ¦tic ¦al phys |ics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a branch of physics concerned with large numbers of particles to which statistics can be applied.

 

statistical significance

stat |is ¦tic ¦al sig ¦nifi |cance ▶noun see significance.

 

statistical tables

stat |is ¦tic ¦al tables ▶plural noun the values of the cumulative distribution functions, probability functions, or probability density functions of certain common distributions presented as reference tables for different values of their parameters.

 

statistician

stat ¦is |ti ¦cian |statɪˈstɪʃn | ▶noun an expert in the preparation and analysis of statistics.

 

statistics

stat |is ¦tics |stəˈtɪstɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the practice or science of collecting and analysing numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample.

 

Statius, Publius Papinius

Statius, Publius Papinius |ˈsteɪʃəs | ( c. 45 –96 ad ), Roman poet. He is best known for the Silvae, a miscellany of poems addressed to friends, and the Thebais, an epic concerning the bloody quarrel between the sons of Oedipus.

 

stative

stative |ˈsteɪtɪv |Linguistics ▶adjective (of a verb ) expressing a state or condition rather than an activity or event, such as be or know, as opposed to run or grow . Contrasted with dynamic. ▶noun a stative verb. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin stativus, from stat- ‘stopped, standing ’, from the verb stare .

 

stato-

stato- |ˈstatəʊ | ▶combining form relating to statics: statocyst. ORIGIN from Greek statos ‘standing ’.

 

statoblast

statoblast |ˈstatə (ʊ )blast | ▶noun Zoology (in bryozoans ) a resistant reproductive body produced asexually.

 

statocyst

stato |cyst |ˈstatəʊsɪst | ▶noun Zoology a small organ of balance and orientation in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sensory vesicle or cell containing statoliths. Also called otocyst.

 

statolith

stato |lith |ˈstatəʊlɪθ | ▶noun Zoology a calcareous particle in the statocysts of invertebrates, which stimulates sensory receptors in response to gravity, so enabling balance and orientation. • another term for otolith.

 

stator

stator |ˈsteɪtə | ▶noun the stationary portion of an electric generator or motor, especially of an induction motor. • a row of small stationary aerofoils fixed to the casing of an axial-flow turbine, positioned between the rotors. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from stationary, on the pattern of rotor .

 

statoscope

stato |scope |ˈstatəskəʊp | ▶noun a form of aneroid barometer for measuring minute variations of pressure, used especially to indicate the altitude of an aircraft. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek statos ‘standing ’ + -scope .

 

stats

stats |stats | ▶plural noun informal short for statistics.

 

statuary

statuary |ˈstatjʊəri, -tʃʊə -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] statues regarded collectively: classical statuary. • archaic the art or practice of making statues. • [ count noun ] archaic a sculptor. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin statuarius, from statua (see statue ).

 

statuary marble

statu |ary mar ¦ble ▶noun [ mass noun ] fine-grained white marble suitable for making statues.

 

statue

statue |ˈstatjuː, -tʃuː | ▶noun a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger. DERIVATIVES statued adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin statua, from stare ‘to stand ’.

 

Statue of Liberty

Stat ue of Lib er ty |ˈstætʃu əv | a statue at the entrance to New York Harbor, a symbol of welcome to immigrants, representing a draped female figure carrying a book of laws in her left hand and holding aloft a torch in her right. Dedicated in 1886, it was designed by Frédéric -Auguste Bartholdi and was the gift of the French, commemorating the alliance of France and the US during the American Revolution.

 

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty see Liberty, Statue of.

 

Statue of Liberty play

Stat ue of Li ber ty play ▶noun Football a trick play in which a ballcarrier takes the ball from the quarterback, who is poised as if to make a forward pass.

 

statuesque

statuesque |ˌstatjʊˈɛsk, -tʃʊ -| ▶adjective 1 (of a woman ) attractively tall, graceful, and dignified: her statuesque beauty. 2 reminiscent of a statue in size, posture, or stillness: frozen, statuesque attitudes. DERIVATIVES statuesquely adverb, statuesqueness noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from statue, on the pattern of picturesque .

 

statuette

statu |ette |statjʊˈɛt, -tʃʊ -| ▶noun a small statue or figurine, especially one that is smaller than life-size. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of statue .

 

stature

stat |ure |ˈstatʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a person's natural height: a man of short stature | she was small in stature. • importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement: an architect of international stature. DERIVATIVES statured adjective [ in combination ] : a short-statured fourteen-year-old ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin statura, from stare ‘to stand ’. The sense ‘importance ’ dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

status

sta ¦tus |ˈsteɪtəs | ▶noun 1 relative social or professional position; standing: an improvement in the status of women. • [ mass noun ] high rank or social standing: those who enjoy wealth and status. • the official classification given to a person, country, or organization, determining their rights or responsibilities: the duchy had been elevated to the status of a principality. 2 the situation at a particular time during a process: an update on the status of the bill. ORIGIN late 18th cent. (as a legal term meaning ‘legal standing ’): from Latin, literally ‘standing ’, from stare ‘to stand ’.

 

status asthmaticus

status asthmaticus |ˌsteɪtəs asˈmatɪkəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a severe condition in which asthma attacks follow one another without pause. ORIGIN modern Latin.

 

status bar

sta ¦tus bar ▶noun Computing a horizontal bar, usually at the bottom of the screen or window, showing information about a document being edited or a program running.

 

status epilepticus

status epilepticus |ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪkəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a dangerous condition in which epileptic fits follow one another without recovery of consciousness between them. ORIGIN modern Latin.

 

status quo

status quo |ˈkwəʊ | ▶noun (usu. the status quo ) the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues: they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘the state in which ’.

 

status quo ante

status quo ante |kwəʊ ˈanti | ▶noun (usu. the status quo ante ) the previously existing state of affairs. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘the state in which before ’.

 

status symbol

sta ¦tus sym ¦bol ▶noun a possession that is taken to indicate a person's wealth or high social or professional status.

 

statute

statute |ˈstatjuːt, -tʃuːt | ▶noun a written law passed by a legislative body: the Act consolidated statutes dealing with non-fatal offences | [ mass noun ] : immunities granted to trade unions by statute . • a rule of an organization or institution: the appointment will be subject to the statutes of the university. • archaic (in biblical use ) a law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French statut, from late Latin statutum, neuter past participle of Latin statuere ‘set up ’ from status ‘standing ’ (see status ).

 

statute-barred

statute-barred ▶adjective English Law (especially of a debt claim ) no longer legally enforceable owing to a prescribed period of limitation having lapsed.

 

statute book

stat |ute book ▶noun a book in which laws are written. • (the statute book ) a nation's laws regarded collectively: the bill failed to reach the statute book .

 

statute law

stat |ute law ▶noun [ mass noun ] the body of principles and rules of law laid down in statutes. Compare with common law, case law.

 

statute mile

stat |ute mile ▶noun see mile.

 

statute of limitations

stat |ute of limi |ta ¦tions ▶noun Law a statute prescribing a period of limitation for the bringing of actions of certain kinds.

 

statutes at large

stat |utes at large ▶plural noun chiefly N. Amer. a country's statutes in their original version, regardless of later modifications.

 

statutory

statutory |ˈstatjʊt (ə )ri, -tʃʊ -| ▶adjective required, permitted, or enacted by statute: statutory controls over prices. • having come to be required or expected through being done or made regularly: the statutory Christmas phone call to his mother. DERIVATIVES statutorily adverb

 

statutory declaration

statu |tory dec ¦lar |ation ▶noun Law a prescribed declaration, made under statutory authority, which may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath.

 

statutory instrument

statu |tory in ¦stru |ment ▶noun Law a government or executive order of subordinate legislation.

 

statutory order

statu |tory order ▶noun Law former term for statutory instrument.

 

statutory rape

statu |tory rape ▶noun [ mass noun ] US Law sexual intercourse with a minor.

 

statutory tenant

statu |tory ten ¦ant ▶noun Law a person who is legally entitled to remain in a property although their original tenancy has expired.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

state

state 1 noun 1 the state of the economy: condition, shape, situation, circumstances, position; predicament, plight. 2 informal don't get into a state: fluster, frenzy, fever, fret, panic, state of agitation /anxiety; informal flap, tizzy, dither, stew, sweat. 3 informal your room is in a state: mess, chaos, disorder, disarray, confusion, muddle, heap, shambles; clutter, untidiness, disorganization, imbroglio. 4 an autonomous state: country, nation, land, sovereign state, nation state, kingdom, realm, power, republic, confederation, federation. 5 the country is divided into thirty-two states: province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, county, district, shire. 6 the power of the state: government, parliament, administration, regime, authorities. ▶adjective a state visit to France: ceremonial, official, formal, governmental, national, public. ANTONYMS unofficial, private, informal.

 

state

state 2 verb I stated my views: express, voice, utter, put into words, declare, affirm, assert, announce, make known, put across /over, communicate, air, reveal, disclose, divulge, proclaim, present, expound; set out, set down; informal come out with.

 

stated

stated adjective the stated aim of the program: specified, fixed, settled, set, agreed, declared, designated, laid down. ANTONYMS undefined, irregular, tacit.

 

stately

stately adjective a stately mansion on the hill: dignified, majestic, ceremonious, courtly, imposing, impressive, solemn, awe-inspiring, regal, elegant, grand, glorious, splendid, magnificent, resplendent; slow-moving, measured, deliberate.

 

statement

statement noun how do you respond to the president's statement about homeland security? declaration, expression of views /facts, affirmation, assertion, announcement, utterance, communication, proclamation, presentation, expounding; account, testimony, evidence, report, bulletin, communiqué.

 

state-of-the-art

state-of-the-art adjective state-of-the-art recording equipment: modern, ultra-modern, the latest, new, the newest, up-to-the-minute, cutting-edge; advanced, highly developed, innovative, trailblazing, revolutionary; sophisticated.

 

statesman, stateswoman

statesman, stateswoman noun Franklin was the great statesman of his day: senior politician, respected political figure, elder statesman, political leader, national leader.

 

static

static adjective 1 static prices: unchanged, fixed, stable, steady, unchanging, changeless, unvarying, invariable, constant, consistent. ANTONYMS variable. 2 a static display: stationary, motionless, immobile, unmoving, still, stock-still, at a standstill, at rest, not moving a muscle, like a statue, rooted to the spot, frozen, inactive, inert, lifeless, inanimate. ANTONYMS mobile, active, dynamic.

 

station

station noun 1 a train station: stopping place, stop, halt, stage; terminus, terminal, depot. 2 a research station: establishment, base, camp; post, depot; mission; site, facility, installation, yard. 3 a police station: office, depot, base, headquarters, precinct, station house, detachment; informal cop shop. 4 a radio station: channel, broadcasting organization; wavelength. 5 the watchman resumed his station: post, position, place. 6 dated Karen was getting ideas above her station: rank, place, status, position in society, social class, stratum, level, grade; caste; archaic condition, degree. ▶verb the regiment was stationed at Camp Pendleton: put on duty, post, position, place; establish, install; deploy, base, garrison.

 

stationary

stationary adjective 1 a stationary car: static, parked, stopped, motionless, immobile, unmoving, still, stock-still, at a standstill, at rest; not moving a muscle, like a statue, rooted to the spot, frozen, inactive, inert, lifeless, inanimate. ANTONYMS moving. 2 a stationary population: unchanging, unvarying, invariable, constant, consistent, unchanged, changeless, fixed, stable, steady. ANTONYMS shifting.

 

statistics

statistics noun recent statistics show an increase in allergic reactions: data, facts and figures, numbers, information, details; informal stats.

 

statue

statue noun a statue of Alexander Hamilton: sculpture, figure, effigy, statuette, figurine, idol; carving, bronze, graven image, model; bust, head.

 

statuesque

statuesque adjective statuesque beauty queens: tall and dignified, imposing, striking, stately, majestic, noble, magnificent, splendid, impressive, regal.

 

stature

stature noun 1 she was small in stature: height, tallness; size, build. 2 an architect of international stature: reputation, repute, standing, status, position, prestige, distinction, eminence, preeminence, prominence, importance, influence, note, fame, celebrity, renown, acclaim.

 

status

status noun 1 the status of women: standing, rank, ranking, position, social position, level, place, estimation; dated station. 2 wealth and status: prestige, kudos, cachet, standing, stature, regard, fame, note, renown, honor, esteem, image, importance, prominence, consequence, distinction, influence, authority, eminence. 3 the current status of the project: state, position, condition, shape, stage.

 

statute

statute noun she built her case around an all but forgotten statute: law, regulation, enactment, act, bill, decree, edict, rule, ruling, resolution, dictum, command, order, directive, order-in-council, pronouncement, proclamation, dictate, fiat, bylaw, ordinance.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

state

state 1 noun 1 the current state of the UK economy: condition, shape, situation, circumstances, state of affairs, position; predicament, plight. 2 she is in no state to make decisions: mood, humour, temper, disposition, spirits, morale, state of mind, emotional state, frame of mind, attitude; condition, shape. 3 don't get into a state: fluster, flutter, frenzy, fever, fret, panic, state of agitation, state of anxiety, nervous state, distressed state; informal flap, tizzy, tiz-woz, twitter, dither, stew, sweat; N. Amer. informal twit. 4 informal your room is in a state: untidiness, mess, untidy state, chaos, disorder, disarray, disorganization, confusion, clutter, muddle, heap, shambles, tangle, mishmash; turmoil; informal muck. 5 the states that comprise the EC: country, nation, land, sovereign state, nation state, kingdom, empire, republic, confederation, federation, body politic, commonwealth, power, world power, superpower, polity, domain, territory; fatherland, motherland; Law realm; Latin res publica. 6 a federation of six states: province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, county, area, district, sector, zone; Brit. shire. 7 the power of the state should not be used to curtail individual liberty: government, parliament, the administration, the regime, the authorities, the council, the Establishment. ▶adjective the South African president was on a state visit to Britain: ceremonial, official, formal, governmental, national, public. ANTONYMS unofficial, private, informal.

 

state

state 2 verb people will be invited to state their views: express, voice, utter, say, tell, declare, affirm, assert, aver, announce, make known, communicate, reveal, disclose, divulge, give out, give voice to, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, proclaim, present, expound, preach, promulgate, publish, broadcast; set out, set down, frame, formulate, spell out, be specific about; informal come out with; rare asseverate.

 

stated

stated adjective routine health checks at stated intervals | the stated aim of the programme: set, fixed, settled, agreed, declared, determined, approved, authorized, accredited, ruled, ordained, designated, laid down; claimed, official, supposed, professed, alleged. ANTONYMS undefined, irregular; tacit; actual.

 

stately

stately adjective a stately procession: dignified, majestic, ceremonious, courtly, imposing, impressive, solemn, awe-inspiring, regal, imperial, elegant, grand, glorious, splendid, magnificent, resplendent, important, august, formal; slow-moving, measured, deliberate.

 

statement

statement noun do you agree with this statement? declaration, expression of views /facts, affirmation, assertion, announcement, utterance, communication; revelation, disclosure, divulgence, pronouncement, recitation, articulation, proclamation, presentation, expounding, explanation, promulgation; account, testimony, evidence, report, bulletin, communiqué; rare asseveration, averment.

 

state-of-the-art

state-of-the-art adjective the studio boasted the finest state-of-the-art recording equipment: modern, ultra-modern, futuristic, avant-garde, the latest, new, the newest, up to the minute; advanced, highly developed, innovatory, trailblazing, revolutionary; sophisticated, complex, complicated, elaborate, intricate, subtle, delicate; gimmicky.

 

statesman, stateswoman

statesman, stateswoman noun senior politician, respected political figure, elder statesman, political leader, national leader, grand old man, GOM; French éminence grise.

 

static

static adjective 1 they are to keep prices static for the rest of the year: unchanged, fixed, stable, steady, unchanging, changeless, unvarying, invariable, constant, consistent, uniform, undeviating. ANTONYMS variable. 2 a static display of aircraft: stationary, motionless, immobile, unmoving, still, stock-still, at a standstill, at rest, halted, stopped, parked, immobilized, not moving, not moving a muscle, like a statue, rooted to the spot, unstirring, frozen, inactive, inert, lifeless, inanimate. ANTONYMS mobile, active, dynamic.

 

station

station noun 1 calling at all stations to Oxford: stopping place, stop, halt, station stop, stage; terminus, terminal, depot; railway station, train station, passenger station; bus station, coach station. 2 a research station in the rainforest | a naval station: establishment, base, base camp, camp; post, depot; mission; site, facility, installation, yard; in India, historical cantonment. 3 a police station: office, depot, base, headquarters, centre; N. Amer. precinct, station house, substation; Indian kotwali, thana; informal cop shop; Brit. informal nick. 4 a radio station: channel, broadcasting organization; wavelength. 5 Austral. /NZ as a youngster he was sent out to Australia to work as a jackaroo on a sheep station: ranch, range; farm. 6 the lookout resumed his station in the bow: assigned position, post, area of duty, place, situation, location. 7 dated Karen was getting ideas above her station: rank, place, status, position in society, social class, level, grade, standing; caste; archaic condition, degree. ▶verb a flagman was stationed at the road crossing: put on duty, post, position, place, set, locate, site; establish, install; deploy, base, garrison.

 

stationary

stationary adjective 1 a stationary vehicle: motionless, parked, halted, stopped, immobilized, immobile, unmoving, still, static, stock-still, at a standstill, at rest, not moving; like a statue, rooted to the spot, unstirring, frozen, inactive, inert, lifeless, inanimate. ANTONYMS moving. 2 a stationary population: unchanging, unvarying, invariable, constant, consistent, uniform, unchanged, changeless, fixed, stable, steady, undeviating. ANTONYMS shifting. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS stationary or stationery? Owing to their similarity in spelling, stationary and stationery are often confused; but their meanings have nothing in common. Stationary is an adjective meaning ‘motionless ’ (the car ploughed into a stationary van ). Stationery is a noun denoting writing and office materials (bills for stamps and stationery ).These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

statue

statue noun sculpture, figure, effigy, statuette, figurine, idol; carving, bronze, representation, likeness, image, graven image, model; bust, head.

 

statuesque

statuesque adjective the headmistress was statuesque: tall and dignified, imposing, striking, stately, majestic, noble, magnificent, splendid, impressive, regal, well proportioned, handsome, beautiful.

 

stature

stature noun 1 she was small in stature: height, tallness, loftiness; size, build, physical make-up. 2 an architect of international stature: reputation, repute, standing, status, position, prestige, distinction, illustriousness, eminence, pre-eminence, prominence, importance, import, influence, weight, consequence, account, note, fame, celebrity, renown, acclaim.

 

status

status noun 1 an improvement in the status of women: standing, rank, ranking, position, social position, station, level, footing, place; repute, reputation, estimation, stature; archaic condition, degree, report. 2 those who enjoy wealth and status: prestige, kudos, cachet, standing, stature, prestigiousness, reputation, repute, (good ) name, regard, fame, note, renown, honour, esteem, estimation, image, account, rank, character, celebrity, importance, prominence, consequence, class, distinction, laurels, influence, weight, authority, supremacy, eminence, superiority; NZ mana; Indian izzat; informal clout.

 

statute

statute noun the statute in question gave rise to an action for damages: law, regulation, enactment, act, bill, decree, edict, rule, ruling, resolution, promulgation, measure, motion, dictum, command, order, stipulation, commandment, directive, pronouncement, ratification, proclamation, dictate, diktat, fiat, covenant, demand, by-law; N. Amer. ordinance; in Tsarist Russia ukase; in Spain & Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento.

 

Duden Dictionary

stät

stät Adjektiv schweizerisch |st ä t | stet

 

statarisch

sta ta risch Adjektiv |stat a risch |lateinisch verweilend, langsam fortschreitend statarische Lektüre durch ausführliche Erläuterungen des gelesenen Textes immer wieder unterbrochene Lektüre; Gegensatz kursorisch

 

State Department

State De part ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈsteɪt dɪˈpɑːtmənt |das State Department; Genitiv: des State Department [s ] Außenministerium der USA

 

Statement

State ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈsteɪtmənt …mɛnt |das Statement; Genitiv: des Statements, Plural: die Statements englisch statement, zu: to state = festsetzen, erklären, zu: state, über das Altfranzösische < lateinisch status, Staat 1 öffentliche [politische ] Erklärung, Verlautbarung ein Statement abgeben, herausgeben 2 EDV Anweisung, Befehl (für den Computer )

 

State of the Art

State of the Art Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈsteɪt əv ðɪ ɑːt |der State of the Art; Genitiv: des - englisch neuester Stand (in der Entwicklung von etwas )

 

Stater

Sta ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Stat e r |der Stater; Genitiv: des Staters, Plural: die Statere griechisch (-lateinisch )Münze des Altertums

 

Stathmograf

Stath mo graf , Stath mo graph Substantiv, maskulin , der Stathmograph |Stathmogr a f Stathmogr a ph |der Stathmograf; Genitiv: des Stathmografen, Plural: die Stathmografen der Stathmograph; Genitiv: des Stathmographen, Plural: die Stathmographen griechisch-neulateinisch selbsttätig arbeitendes Instrument zur Aufzeichnung von Geschwindigkeiten und Fahrzeiten von Eisenbahnzügen

 

statieren

sta tie ren schwaches Verb |stat ie ren ʃt …|lateinisch-neulateinisch als Statist tätig sein

 

Stätigkeit

Stä tig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |St ä tigkeit |Störrigkeit [von Pferden ]

 

Statik

Sta tik Substantiv, feminin , die |St a tik auch ˈst …|die Statik; Genitiv: der Statik, Plural: die Statiken griechisch statikḗ (téchnē ) = Kunst des Wägens, zu: statikós = zum Stillstehen bringend, wägend, zu: statós = (still )stehend 1 a Physik Teilgebiet der Mechanik für die Untersuchung von Kräften an ruhenden Körpern b Physik Lehre vom Gleichgewicht der Kräfte an ruhenden Körpern 2 Bauwesen Stabilität bewirkendes Verhältnis der auf ruhende Körper, besonders auf Bauwerke, wirkenden Kräfte die Statik eines Hauses berechnen 3 bildungssprachlich statischer 3 Zustand

 

Statiker

Sta ti ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a tiker |der Statiker; Genitiv: des Statikers, Plural: die Statiker Bauingenieur mit speziellen Kenntnissen auf dem Gebiet statischer Berechnungen von Bauwerken

 

Statikerin

Sta ti ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St a tikerin |weibliche Form zu Statiker

 

Station

Sta ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Stati o n ʃt …|die Station; Genitiv: der Station, Plural: die Stationen lateinisch statio = das (Still )stehen, Stand-, Aufenthaltsort, zu: stare, Staat 1 Haltestelle (eines öffentlichen Verkehrsmittels ); [kleiner ] Bahnhof an, auf, bei der nächsten Station aussteigen 2 a Aufenthalt [sort ], Rast [platz ] (während einer Fahrt ) die Stationen seiner Reise waren Wien, Rom und Brüssel freie Station veraltend unentgeltliche Unterkunft und Verpflegung Station machen eine Fahrt, Reise für einen Aufenthalt unterbrechen b katholische Kirche [geweihte ] Stelle des Kreuzwegs und der Wallfahrt, an der die Gläubigen verweilen 3 wichtiger, markanter Punkt innerhalb eines Zeitablaufs, eines Vorgangs, einer Entwicklung die einzelnen Stationen ihrer Karriere 4 Abteilung eines Krankenhauses die chirurgische Station | der Patient wird auf [die ] Station gebracht | der Arzt ist auf Station tut Dienst 5 a [Stützpunkt mit einer ] Anlage für wissenschaftliche, militärische o. ä. Beobachtungen und Untersuchungen eine meteorologische Station b selten Sender 1 eine Station suchen, empfangen c EDV selten Kurzwort für: Workstation

 

stationär

sta ti o när Adjektiv |station ä r |französisch stationnaire < spätlateinisch stationarius = stillstehend, am Standort bleibend, zu lateinisch statio, Station 1 a besonders Fachsprache an einen festen Standort gebunden ein stationäres Laboratorium b besonders Fachsprache örtlich und zeitlich nicht verändert; (besonders im Hinblick auf Ort und Zeit ) unverändert 2 Medizin an eine Krankenhausaufnahme gebunden; die Behandlung in einer Klinik betreffend; nicht ambulant stationäre Behandlung

 

stationieren

sta ti o nie ren schwaches Verb |station ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 a jemanden (besonders Soldaten ) an einen bestimmten Ort bringen, ihn für einen Ort bestimmen, an dem er sich eine Zeit lang aufhalten soll Truppen in einem Land stationieren b (für einige Zeit ) an einen bestimmten Ort bringen, stellen Länder, auf deren Boden Atomwaffen stationiert sind 2 veraltet sich hin-, aufstellen; parken

 

Stationierung

Sta ti o nie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Station ie rung |die Stationierung; Genitiv: der Stationierung, Plural: die Stationierungen das Stationieren; das Stationiertwerden

 

Stationierungskosten

Sta ti o nie rungs kos ten Pluralwort , die |Station ie rungskosten |Plural

 

Stationsarzt

Sta ti ons arzt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Stati o nsarzt |Arzt, dem die Leitung und Beaufsichtigung einer Station 4 anvertraut ist

 

Stationsärztin

Sta ti ons ärz tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Stati o nsärztin |weibliche Form zu Stationsarzt

 

Stationsdienst

Sta ti ons dienst Substantiv, maskulin , der |Stati o nsdienst |Dienst in einer Station 4 4, 5a

 

Stationshilfe

Sta ti ons hil fe Substantiv, feminin , die |Stati o nshilfe |Hilfsschwester o. Ä. auf einer Station 4

 

Stationspfleger

Sta ti ons pfle ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |Stati o nspfleger |vgl. Stationsschwester

 

Stationspflegerin

Sta ti ons pfle ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Stati o nspflegerin |weibliche Form zu Stationspfleger

 

Stationsschwester

Sta ti ons schwes ter Substantiv, feminin , die |Stati o nsschwester |leitende Krankenschwester einer Station 4

 

Stationstaste

Sta ti ons tas te Substantiv, feminin , die |Stati o nstaste |zur automatischen Einstellung eines Radiosenders

 

Stationsvorstand

Sta ti ons vor stand Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch, sonst landschaftlich , der |Stati o nsvorstand |für die Belange des Betriebs (Zugablauf usw. ) und Verkehrs (Fahrkartenverkauf usw. ) auf einem Bahnhof verantwortlicher leitender Bahnbeamter; Bahnhofsvorsteher

 

Stationsvorsteher

Sta ti ons vor ste her Substantiv, maskulin , der |Stati o nsvorsteher |für die Belange des Betriebs (Zugablauf usw. ) und Verkehrs (Fahrkartenverkauf usw. ) auf einem Bahnhof verantwortlicher leitender Bahnbeamter; Bahnhofsvorsteher

 

Stationsvorsteherin

Sta ti ons vor ste he rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Stati o nsvorsteherin |weibliche Form zu Stationsvorsteher

 

statisch

sta tisch Adjektiv |st a tisch auch ˈst …|zu Statik 1 Physik das von Kräften erzeugte Gleichgewicht betreffend statische Gesetze 2 Bauwesen die Statik 2 betreffend statische Berechnungen 3 bildungssprachlich keine Bewegung, Entwicklung aufweisend eine statische Gesellschaftsordnung

 

stätisch

stä tisch Adjektiv |st ä tisch |störrisch, widerspenstig [von Pferden ]

 

Statist

Sta tist Substantiv, maskulin , der Statistin |Stat i st |der Statist; Genitiv: des Statisten, Plural: die Statisten zu lateinisch statum, Staat 1 Theater, Film Darsteller einer kleinen, meist stummen Rolle (auf der Bühne oder im Film )2 unbedeutende Person nur Statist sein

 

Statistenrolle

Sta tis ten rol le Substantiv, feminin , die |Stat i stenrolle | Rolle 5a als Statist

 

Statisterie

Sta tis te rie Substantiv, feminin , die |Statister ie |Komparserie

 

Statistik

Sta tis tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Stat i stik |die Statistik; Genitiv: der Statistik, Plural: die Statistiken zu statistisch 1 ohne Plural Wissenschaft von der zahlenmäßigen Erfassung, Untersuchung und Auswertung von Massenerscheinungen 2 schriftliche Zusammenstellung der Ergebnisse von Massenuntersuchungen (meist in Form von Tabellen oder Grafiken ) amtliche Statistiken | eine Statistik über etwas erstellen

 

Statistiker

Sta tis ti ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Stat i stiker |der Statistiker; Genitiv: des Statistikers, Plural: die Statistiker 1 jemand, der sich wissenschaftlich mit den Grundlagen und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Statistik 1 befasst 2 jemand, der eine Statistik 2 bearbeitet und auswertet

 

Statistikerin

Sta tis ti ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Stat i stikerin |weibliche Form zu Statistiker

 

Statistin

Sta tis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Stat i stin |die Statistin; Genitiv: der Statistin, Plural: die Statistinnen weibliche Form zu Statist

 

statistisch

sta tis tisch Adjektiv |stat i stisch |wohl zu neulateinisch statisticus = staatswissenschaftlich, eigentlich = Staatswissenschaft, (auf bestimmten Daten beruhende ) Staatenbeschreibung, zu lateinisch status, Staat 1 die Statistik 1 betreffend 2 auf Ergebnissen der Statistik 2 beruhend; durch Zahlen belegt

 

Stativ

Sta tiv Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Stat i v ʃt …|das Stativ; Genitiv: des Stativs, Plural: die Stative zu lateinisch stativus = (fest )stehend, zu: stare, Staat [zusammenschiebbare ] meist dreibeinige Vorrichtung, auf die feinmechanische Apparate (z. B. Kameras, Messgeräte ) aufgeschraubt werden

 

Statoblast

Sta to blast Substantiv, maskulin Biologie , der |Statobl a st ʃt … st …|griechisch-neulateinisch ungeschlechtlicher Fortpflanzungskörper der Moostierchen

 

Statolith

Sta to lith Substantiv, maskulin , der |Statol i th auch …ˈlɪt |der Statolith; Genitiv: des Statoliths und Statolithen, Statolithe [n ] meist im Plural 1 Medizin; Biologie Steinchen in Gleichgewichtsorganen von Tieren, Gehörsand 2 Botanik Stärkekorn in Pflanzenwurzeln

 

Stator

Sta tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a tor ˈʃt … ˈst …|der Stator; Genitiv: des Stators, Plural: die Statoren lateinisch-neulateinisch 1 fest stehender Teil eines Elektromotors oder einer Dynamomaschine; Gegensatz Rotor 4 2 fest stehendes Plattenpaket beim Drehkondensator, in das der Rotor hineingedreht werden kann 3 fest stehende Spule beim Variometer

 

Statoskop

Sta to s kop , Sta to skop Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Statosk o p |das Statoskop; Genitiv: des Statoskops, Plural: die Statoskope griechisch-neulateinisch hochempfindliches Gerät zum Messen von Höhendifferenzen beim Flug

 

statt

statt Präposition |st a tt |Präposition mit Genitiv vgl. statt anstelle statt des Geldes gab sie ihm ihren Schmuck | mit Dativ, wenn der Genitiv formal nicht zu erkennen ist statt Worten will ich Taten sehen

 

statt

statt Konjunktion |st a tt |verkürzt aus anstatt er faulenzte, statt zu arbeiten, (veraltend : ) statt dass er arbeitete

 

statt

statt Präposition |st a tt |in den Fügungen an jemandes statt anstelle von jemandem an Eides statt Eid an Kindes statt Kind 2

 

Statt

Statt Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die |St a tt |die Statt; Genitiv: der Statt mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch stat, eigentlich = das Stehen; vgl. Stadt Ort, Platz, Stelle nirgends eine bleibende Statt (Ort, wo man leben kann ; nach Hebräer 13, 14, eigentlich = Stadt ) haben, finden

 

stattdessen

statt des sen Adverb |stattd e ssen |anstelle dessen, dafür die Party fällt aus – wollen wir stattdessen ins Kino gehen?

 

Stätte

Stät te Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die |St ä tte |die Stätte; Genitiv: der Stätte, Plural: die Stätten spätmittelhochdeutsch stete, entstanden aus den flektierten Formen von mittelhochdeutsch stat, Statt Ort, Platz (im Hinblick auf eine bestimmte Bedeutung, die ihm zukommt oder auf einen besonderen Zweck, dem er dient ) eine historische Stätte

 

stattfinden

statt fin den starkes Verb |st a ttfinden |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « (von einer Veranstaltung o. Ä.) ablaufen die Aufführung findet heute, in der Aula statt

 

stattgeben

statt ge ben starkes Verb Amtssprache |st a ttgeben |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « einer (als Antrag, Gesuch o. Ä. formulierten ) Bitte, Forderung o. Ä. entsprechen

 

statthaben

statt ha ben unregelmäßiges Verb gehoben |st a tthaben |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « stattfinden

 

statthaft

statt haft Adjektiv gehoben |st a tthaft |von einer Behörde o. Ä. erlaubt, zugelassen es ist nicht statthaft , hier zu rauchen

 

Statthaftigkeit

Statt haf tig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |St a tthaftigkeit |die Statthaftigkeit; Genitiv: der Statthaftigkeit

 

Statthalter

Statt hal ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a tthalter |spätmittelhochdeutsch stathalter, Lehnübersetzung von mittellateinisch locumtenens, Leutnant 1 früher Vertreter des Staatsoberhauptes oder der Regierung in einem Teil des Landes 2 a schweizerisch oberster Beamter eines Bezirks b schweizerisch Stellvertreter des regierenden Landammanns c schweizerisch Bürgermeister

 

Statthalterin

Statt hal te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St a tthalterin |weibliche Form zu Statthalter

 

Statthalterschaft

Statt hal ter schaft Substantiv, feminin , die |St a tthalterschaft |Ausübung des Amtes als Statthalter 1

 

stattlich

statt lich Adjektiv |st a ttlich |aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch statelik = ansehnlich, zu Staat 3 1 von großer und zugleich kräftiger Statur ein stattlicher Mann 2 von beträchtlicher Größe, ansehnlich ein stattliches Gebäude

 

Stattlichkeit

Statt lich keit Substantiv, feminin , die |St a ttlichkeit |

 

Statuarik

Sta tu a rik Substantiv, feminin , die |Statu a rik |die Statuarik; Genitiv: der Statuarik lateinisch-neulateinisch Statuenhaftigkeit

 

statuarisch

sta tu a risch Adjektiv |statu a risch |lateinisch statuarius, zu: statua, Statue auf die Bildhauerkunst oder eine Statue bezogen; standbildhaft

 

Statue

Sta tue Substantiv, feminin , die |St a tue …tu̯ə auch ˈst …|die Statue; Genitiv: der Statue, Plural: die Statuen lateinisch statua, zu: statuere (2. Partizip: statutum ) = aufstellen, zu: stare (2. Partizip: statum ) = stehen bildhauerisches Kunstwerk, das einen Menschen oder ein Tier in ganzer Figur darstellt eine Statue aus Marmor, Bronze | er stand unbewegt wie eine Statue

 

statuenhaft

sta tu en haft Adjektiv |st a tuenhaft |

 

Statuette

Sta tu et te Substantiv, feminin , die |Statu e tte |die Statuette; Genitiv: der Statuette, Plural: die Statuetten französisch statuette, Verkleinerungsform von: statue < lateinisch statua, Statue kleine Statue

 

statuieren

sta tu ie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |statu ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch statuere, Statue aufstellen, festsetzen; bestimmen der Notarzt konnte nur noch den Tod des Mannes statuieren ein Exempel statuieren Exempel 1

 

Statur

Sta tur Substantiv, feminin , die |Stat u r ʃt …|die Statur; Genitiv: der Statur, Plural: die Staturen lateinisch statura, zu: stare = stehen körperliches Erscheinungsbild, Gestalt (eines Menschen ) sie ist zierlich von Statur

 

Status

Sta tus Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a tus ʃt …auch st …|der Status; Genitiv: des Status, Plural: die Status |[…tuːs ]|lateinisch status, Staat 1 bildungssprachlich Lage, Situation der wirtschaftliche Status eines Landes 2 a Stand, Stellung in der Gesellschaft, innerhalb einer Gruppe der gesellschaftliche Status b Rechtssprache Rechtsstellung 3 Medizin Zustand, Befinden 4 Medizin durch die Anlage 6 bedingte Neigung zu einer bestimmten Krankheit

 

Statusdenken

Sta tus den ken Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a tusdenken |

 

Status Nascendi

Sta tus Nas cen di Substantiv, maskulin Chemie , der |St a tus Nasc e ndi - …t͜s …|der Status Nascendi; Genitiv: des Status Nascendi besonders reaktionsfähiger Zustand chemischer Stoffe im Augenblick ihres Entstehens

 

Status praesens

Sta tus prae sens Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |St a tus pr ae sens |der Status praesens; Genitiv: des Status praesens augenblicklicher Krankheitszustand

 

Status quo

Sta tus quo Substantiv, maskulin besonders Rechtssprache , der |St a tus qu o |der Status quo; Genitiv: des Status quo lateinisch = Zustand, in dem …gegenwärtiger Zustand

 

Status quo ante

Sta tus quo an te Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |St a tus qu o a nte |der Status quo ante; Genitiv: des Status quo ante lateinisch, zu ante = vorher Stand vor dem infrage kommenden Tatbestand oder Ereignis

 

Status quo minus

Sta tus quo mi nus Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a tus qu o m i nus |Verschlechterung gegenüber dem gegenwärtigen Zustand

 

Statussymbol

Sta tus sym bol Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a tussymbol |etwas, was jemandes gehobenen Status 2 dokumentieren soll

 

Statut

Sta tut Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Stat u t |das Statut; Genitiv: des Statut [e ]s, Plural: die Statuten mittelhochdeutsch statut < lateinisch statutum = Bestimmung, substantiviertes 2. Partizip von: statuere, Statue schriftlich niedergelegte Ordnung, Satzung z. B. bezüglich der Organisation eines Vereins Statuten aufstellen

 

statutarisch

sta tu ta risch Adjektiv |statut a risch auch st …|auf einem Statut beruhend; satzungsgemäß

 

Statutarstadt

Sta tu tar stadt Substantiv, feminin österreichisch , die |Statut a rstadt |Stadt mit eigenem Stadtrecht

 

Statute Law

Sta tute Law Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈstætjuːt ˈlɔː |das Statute Law; Genitiv: des Statute Law englisch das gesetzlich verankerte Recht in England; vgl. Common Law

 

Statutenänderung

Sta tu ten än de rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Stat u tenänderung |

 

statutengemäß

sta tu ten ge mäß Adjektiv |stat u tengemäß |

 

statutenwidrig

sta tu ten wid rig Adjektiv |stat u tenwidrig |

 

French Dictionary

station

station n. f. nom féminin 1 Lieu d ’arrêt des véhicules. : Une station de métro, une station de taxis. 2 Façon de se tenir. : De longues stations debout. Note Technique Le mot debout est invariable. 3 Ensemble des installations liées à la recherche scientifique, à la production d ’émissions, etc. : Une station météorologique, une station spatiale, une station radiophonique. LOCUTIONS Station libre-service. Poste de distribution d ’essence où le service est assuré par le client lui-même. Note Technique La forme abrégée libre-service est aussi très courante. Station de ski. Lieu pourvu d ’importantes installations destinées à la pratique du ski et au séjour des skieurs (Recomm. off. ). Station météorologique. Ensemble des installations et des équipements nécessaires aux observations météorologiques (Recomm. off. ). FORME FAUTIVE station. Anglicisme au sens de gare.

 

stationnaire

stationnaire adj. adjectif Qui est stable, qui n ’évolue pas. : Son état est stationnaire. Note Orthographique statio nn aire, deux n.

 

stationnement

stationnement n. m. nom masculin 1 Action de stationner (un véhicule ). : Stationnement interdit. 2 Lieu réservé au stationnement de véhicules. : Laisser sa voiture dans un stationnement, dans un parc de stationnement (et non un *parking ). Note Orthographique statio nn ement.

 

stationner

stationner v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Ranger un véhicule à l ’écart de la circulation. : Il est interdit de stationner de ce côté de la rue. La voiture est stationnée dans le garage souterrain. SYNONYME garer ; parquer . Note Technique Au Québec, l ’emploi transitif est courant depuis longtemps. Dans le reste de la francophonie, ce sont les verbes garer et parquer qui sont couramment utilisés en ce sens, mais on note que l ’emploi du verbe stationner avec un complément direct est de plus en plus usité, notamment dans la langue technique. Certains auteurs admettent l ’emploi transitif (Grand Robert, 2001, J.-P. Colin, Hanse ); d ’autres le condamnent (Girodet ). verbe intransitif S ’arrêter dans un lieu, en parlant d ’un véhicule. : Défense de stationner. aimer

 

station-service

station-service n. f. (pl. stations-service ou stations-services ) nom féminin Poste de distribution d ’essence où sont également assurés les services d ’entretien courant des véhicules automobiles.

 

statique

statique adj. et n. f. adjectif 1 Qui est en équilibre. : Une force statique. 2 Qui ne progresse pas. : Des mentalités statiques. nom féminin Branche de la mécanique qui étudie les conditions d ’équilibre des forces. FORMES FAUTIVES statique. Anglicisme au sens de électricité statique. statique. téléphonie Anglicisme au sens de friture, (bruits ) parasites.

 

statiquement

statiquement adv. De façon statique.

 

statisticien

statisticien statisticienne n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Spécialiste de la statistique.

 

statistique

statistique adj. et n. f. adjectif Relatif à la statistique. : Une analyse statistique. nom féminin 1 Ensemble des méthodes permettant d ’analyser l ’information contenue dans diverses données chiffrées. : La statistique mathématique, la statistique descriptive. 2 Ensemble de données chiffrées relatives à un domaine spécifique. : Des statistiques sur les exportations. Note Technique En français, le terme statistique est un collectif au sens de « méthodes d ’analyse » et s ’emploie au singulier comparativement à l ’anglais qui préfère le pluriel. Le Bureau de la statistique.

 

statuaire

statuaire n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin littéraire Sculpteur de statues. nom féminin Art de faire des statues.

 

statue

statue n. f. nom féminin Sculpture représentant une personne, un animal en entier. : Une statue de la Vierge Marie. Note Technique Les dimensions d ’une statue égalent la moitié au moins de la taille naturelle. Une sculpture qui a entre 25 et 80 cm de hauteur est une statuette et si sa hauteur est inférieure à 25 cm, on la nomme figurine. Note Orthographique statu e.

 

statuer

statuer v. intr. verbe intransitif Prendre une décision au sujet de quelque chose avec autorité. : Statuer sur une question. SYNONYME établir ; juger ; ordonner ; trancher . Note Syntaxique Le verbe se construit avec la préposition sur. aimer

 

statuette

statuette n. f. nom féminin Petite sculpture représentant une personne ou un animal et qui a entre 25 et 80 cm de hauteur. : Le sorcier manipule une statuette. Note Technique Les dimensions d ’une statue égalent la moitié au moins de la taille naturelle. Une sculpture qui a entre 25 et 80 cm de hauteur est une statuette et si sa hauteur est inférieure à 25 cm, on la nomme figurine.

 

statu quo

statu quo n. m. inv. nom masculin invariable Expression latine signifiant « dans l ’état où les choses étaient auparavant ». État actuel des choses. : On ne peut maintenir le statu quo. Note Typographique En typographie soignée, les mots étrangers sont composés en italique. Dans des textes déjà en italique, la notation se fait en romain. Pour les textes manuscrits, on utilisera les guillemets. Prononciation Le u de la deuxième syllabe se prononce u; le u de la dernière syllabe se prononce ou, [statykwo ]

 

stature

stature n. f. nom féminin 1 Taille. : Il était de stature imposante puisqu ’il mesurait plus de 2 m. 2 figuré Importance, envergure. : La grande stature d ’un créateur.

 

statut

statut n. m. nom masculin 1 au pluriel Règles établies d ’une société, d ’un groupement. : Les statuts d ’un parti politique, d ’une société. 2 Situation de fait. : Le statut de la femme. Note Technique L ’emploi de ce mot en ce sens, critiqué par certains auteurs, est passé dans l ’usage. FORMES FAUTIVES statut. Anglicisme au sens de loi. statut civil. Calque de « civil status » pour état civil. Note Orthographique statu t.

 

statutaire

statutaire adj. adjectif Ce qui est relatif à un statut, à des statuts. : Des règles statutaires. Note Orthographique statut aire.

 

statutairement

statutairement adv. adverbe Conformément aux statuts.

 

statuts

statuts FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme au sens de Constitution.

 

Spanish Dictionary

statu quo

statu quo nombre masculino formal Expresión latina con que se hace referencia al estado o situación de ciertas cosas, como la economía, las relaciones sociales o la cultura, en un momento determinado :no podían permitirse grandes inversiones en su statu quo .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘estatu cúo ’ o ‘estatu cuo ’.El plural es invariable: los statu quo .La forma status quo, aunque extendida, es incorrecta .

 

status

status (también estatus )nombre masculino Posición social que una persona tiene dentro de un grupo o una comunidad :siempre había gozado de un status privilegiado en la empresa, pues era la mano derecha del jefe .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘estatus ’.El plural es status .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stat

stat /stæt /名詞 ｟くだけて ｠＝statistic .

 

state

state /steɪt /〖語源は 「立っている様子 」〗(名 )statement, statesman 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C 状態 , 状況 ▸ in a chaotic state [state of chaos ]混沌 （こんとん ）状態で ▸ a solid [liquid, gaseous ] state 固体 [液体, 気体 ] (状態 )▸ not in a fit state to do …できる (健康 )状態ではない ▸ an excited state of mind 興奮状態 ▸ be in a good [bad ] state of repair 修理の必要がない [ある ]▸ a state of war (他国との )戦争状態 ▸ declare a state of emergency 非常事態を宣言する .2 a. C (政治機構としての )国 , 国家 (→country 類義 )▸ a welfare [police, nation ] state 福祉 [警察, (単一 )民族 ]国家 ▸ a democratic [totalitarian, one-party ] state 民主主義 [全体主義, 一党支配の ]国家 ▸ a head of state (国家 )元首 ▸ a member state (国際団体の )加盟国 b. C U 〖しばしばthe ～; S- 〗政府 , 政治組織 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗政府の , 国家の ▸ matters of state 政府の業務, 国事 ▸ state -owned 国有の ▸ state property 国有財産 ▸ state -funded 国から資金を得た 3 C 〖しばしばS -〗(米国などの )州 ▸ in New York State ≒in the State of New York ニューヨーク州に 4 U (盛大な )国の公式行事 , 儀式 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗正式な , 公式の ▸ a state visit (他国への )公式訪問 ▸ state occasions 特別な公式行事 5 U 威厳 , 壮麗さ ▸ in state 威風堂々と, おごそかに 6 〖the States; 複数扱い 〗｟話 ｠米国 (the United States of America ) (!主に米国人自身が米国外にいる場合にさして ) ▸ “Are you from the States ?” “Yes, from Florida. ”「米国のご出身ですか 」「はい, フロリダ州です 」7 C 〖a ～〗｟話 ｠極度の緊張 [不安, 興奮 ]状態 ▸ be in [get into ] a state 緊張 [興奮 ]している [する ]l ì e in st á te 〈国王などの遺体が 〉 (埋葬前に一般の人々の前に )正装安置される (↑5 ).st à te of aff á irs 事態, 形勢 ▸ a present [sad ] state of affairs 現在の [悲しむべき ]状況 st à te of s í ege (政府 警察などによる国 都市 建物の )出入りの制限, 包囲 .the st à te of pl á y 1 (活動などの )途中経過, 進捗 （しんちよく ）状況 .2 試合の途中経過, 得点状況 .the st à te of the á rt (科学技術などの )現在の到達水準, 最新式 (→state-of-the-art ).動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; stating 他動詞 1 …を (明確に )述べる ; 〖～ that節 /wh節 〗…と […かを ]述べる ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と言う (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ state one's opinion 自分の意見をはっきり言う ▸ state the obvious わかりきっていることを言う ▸ it is stated that ……ということが述べられている .2 (書類などに )〈情報 〉を記す , 示す ; 〈文書などが 〉 «…と » 書いている «that 節 » ▸ as stated on the label ラベルに書いてある通り ～̀ att ó rney ＝State's attorney .～̀ b á nk ｟米 ｠州免許銀行 .～̀ b é nefit ｟英 ｠国が給付する生活保護 .～̀ b í rd ｟米 ｠州鳥 .～̀ c ó llege ｟米 ｠州立大学 .～́ c ò urt ｟米 ｠州裁判所 .S -́ Dep à rtment ｟米 ｠〖the ～〗国務省 〘他国の外務省に当たり, その長官 (the Secretary of State )は閣僚の首位を占める 〙.～̀ f á ir ｟米 ｠州品評会 .～̀ h ó spital ｟米 ｠州立病院 ; 精神病院 .～̀ l í ne ｟米 ｠州境界線 .S -̀ of the Ú nion M è ssage [Addr è ss ]｟米 ｠〖the ～〗(大統領が年頭の議会で読む )一般教書 .～̀ p á rk ｟米 ｠国立公園 .S -̀ P é n ｟米 ｠州刑務所 (State Penitentiary ).～̀ pol í ce 国家警察 ; ｟米 ｠〖時にS - P- 〗州警察 .S -̀ R è gistered N ú rse ｟英 ｠正看護師 (｟略 ｠SRN ).St à te's att ó rney ｟米 ｠州検事 .～̀ sch ó ol ｟英 ｠(義務教育課程の )公立学校 (｟米 ｠public school )(↔private school ).St à te's é vidence ｟米 ｠共犯証言 (｟英 ｠King's evidence )▸ turn State's evidence 〈犯人が 〉(法廷で )共犯者の証言をする .～̀ s ó cialism 国家社会主義 .～̀ s' [～̀ ] r í ghts ｟米 ｠〖複数扱い; またS - R-, S- r- 〗(中央政府に委任しない )州の権利 ; 州権拡大論 .～́ t à x ｟米 ｠州へ納付する税金 .～̀ tr ó oper ｟米 ｠州警察 .～̀ univ é rsity ｟米 ｠州立大学 .

 

statecraft

st á te cr à ft 名詞 U 政治的手腕 .

 

stated

st á t ed /-ɪd /形容詞 述べられた ; 定まった ; 公認 [公式, 正式 ]の .

 

statehood

st á te h ò od /-hʊ̀d /名詞 U 1 (独立 )国家であること, 国家の地位 ▸ the Palestinian dream of statehood 独立国家となるパレスチナ人の夢 2 州であること, (特に米国の )州の地位 .

 

statehouse

st á te h ò use 名詞 C ｟米 ｠州議事堂 .

 

stateless

st á te less 形容詞 国籍のない ; 市民権のない .

 

stately

state ly /stéɪtli /→state 形容詞 〈人 物 様子などが 〉威厳のある, 堂々とした, 品位のある ; ゆったりとした, 落ち着いた ▸ the stately college gates 風格のある大学の門 ▸ at a stately pace ゆっくりした足取りで 副詞 堂々と ; 落ち着いて .～̀ h ó me ｟英 ｠(歴史的価値のある )豪華大邸宅 〘一般公開されているものが多い 〙.st á te li ness 名詞 U 威厳 ; 荘重さ .

 

statement

state ment /stéɪtmənt /〖state (述べる )ment (こと ); 〗→state 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C «…に関する /…という » 声明 (書 ), ステートメント ; 陳述 , 申し立て , 供述 «about , on /that 節 » ▸ make [issue, release ] a public [joint ] statement to the press マスコミに公式 [共同 ]声明を出す ▸ a sworn statement 宣誓陳述 (書 )▸ make a false statement 虚偽の供述をする ▸ get [take ] a statement from witnesses 目撃者から供述をとる 2 C 〘商 〙(会社などの )事業報告書 , 明細書 ; 財政一覧表 .3 C ｟英 ｠(教育機関による )児童への特別教育の必要性の認定 .4 U ｟かたく ｠陳述の仕方 , 述べること .5 C 〘楽 〙(主題の )提示 .動詞 他動詞 ｟英 ｠〈教育機関などが 〉〈児童 〉を特別教育 [援助 ]が必要と認定する (!しばしば受け身で ) .

 

Staten Island

St à t en Í sland /stæ̀t (ə )n- /名詞 スタテン島 〘米国New York湾内にある島; New York市の5つの区の1つ; 旧称Richmond 〙.

 

state-of-the-art

st à te-of-the- á rt 形容詞 〈技術 機器 学問などが 〉最新式の, 最高技術水準の ▸ state-of-the-art technology 最先端技術 ▸ The sunglasses are state-of-the-art .そのサングラスは最新式である .

 

stateroom

st á te r ò om 名詞 C 1 (客船 列車などの )特等室 .2 ｟英 ｠(宮中の )謁見 （えつけん ）室 ; 国賓室 .

 

stateside

st á te s ì de 形容詞 副詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠(米国外から見て )米国本土の [へ, で ].

 

statesman

states man /stéɪtsmən /→state 名詞 複 -men /-mən /C (立派で尊敬される )政治家 (｟男女共用 ｠statesperson )(→politician )▸ Tom is a respected statesman .トムは尊敬されている政治家だ

 

statesmanlike

st á tes man l ì ke st á tes man ly 形容詞 ｟ほめて ｠政治家らしい [にふさわしい ] (!性差別的表現を避けるためdiplomaticを用いる方がよい ) .

 

statesmanship

st á tesman sh ì p /-ʃɪ̀p /名詞 U 政治的手腕 ; 政治家の資質 (!性差別的表現を避けるためdiplomacy, political leadershipなどを用いる方がよい ) .

 

statesperson

st á tes p è rson 名詞 複 ～s, -people ＝statesman .

 

stateswoman

st á tes w ò man 名詞 複 -women C 女性政治家 (｟男女共用 ｠statesperson )(→statesman ).

 

statewide

st à te w í de 形容詞 ｟米 ｠州全体の [にわたる ]▸ a statewide search 全州にわたる捜索 副詞 ｟米 ｠州全体で [にわたって ].

 

static

stat ic /stǽtɪk /形容詞 1 (動き 変化が良好な時に )静止した, 静的な, 変化のない ; 活気のない, 不活発な (↔dynamic )▸ Import prices are static .輸入価格は安定している 2 〘電 〙空電の ; 静電気の ▸ static cling 静電気によって起こる衣服のまといつき 名詞 U 1 空電 ; (ラジオ テレビの音声を妨害する )雑音 ▸ Thunder causes static in radios and telephones .雷はラジオや電話に雑音を起こす 2 静電気 (static electricity ).3 ｟米 くだけて ｠(計画 状況 行為に対する )不平, 反対 .

 

statics

stat ics /stǽtɪks /名詞 U 静力学, 静電気 .

 

station

sta tion /stéɪʃ (ə )n /〖語源は 「(人などが )立つ所 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 駅, (バスの )発着所 , 停車場 ; 駅の建物 , 駅舎 ▸ at a train [｟主に英 ｠railway ] station 鉄道の駅で ▸ a subway [｟主に英 ｠an underground ] station 地下鉄の駅 ▸ a bus [｟英 ｠coach ] station 長距離バスターミナル ▸ a way station ｟米 ｠(主要駅間の )小駅 ; (長距離旅行途中の )休憩所 ▸ Victoria Station ヴィクトリア駅 (!駅名では通例無冠詞 ) .2 C (活動 サービスの )拠点 , …所 , …署 ▸ a police [fire ] station 警察 [消防 ]署 ▸ a gas ｟米 ｠ [petrol ｟英 ｠] station ガソリンスタンド ▸ a polling station 投票所 ▸ a research station 研究所 ▸ a power station 発電所 ▸ a service station (しばしば修理 休憩のできる )ガソリンスタンド, サービスエリア ▸ a comfort station 公衆便所 ▸ a nurses' station ナースステーション .3 C (テレビ ラジオの )放送局 ; 番組 ▸ get a station 番組を受信する 4 C 持ち場 , 部署 .5 C ｟豪 ニュージー ｠大牧場 .6 C ｟やや古 ｠社会的地位 ▸ above one's station 自分の身分以上の .7 C 〘軍 〙駐屯地 , 小規模の基地 ; 隊員 ; U 〘軍 〙船団の中の船の位置 .動詞 他動詞 〖通例 be ～ed 〗〈兵士などが 〉 (部署に )配置される ; ｟かたく ｠〖～ oneself 〗配置 [持ち場 ]につく ▸ be stationed at an air base 空軍基地に配属される ▸ He stationed himself at the gate .彼は門に立った ～́ à gent [m à nager ]｟米 ｠(鉄道の )駅長 .～́ br è ak ｟米 ｠〘放送 〙ステーションブレイク 〘番組の合間の放送局名などを知らせる短い時間 〙.～́ h ò use ｟米 ｠警察署 ; 消防署 .S -̀ [～̀ ] of the Cr ó ss 〘宗 〙十字架の道の留 （りゆう ） 〘キリストの受難を表す14の像 〙.～́ w à gon ｟米 ｠ステーションワゴン (｟英 ｠estate car ) 〘後部座席の後ろの荷物室が広く車体後部についたドアから荷物の出し入れができる車 〙.

 

stationary

sta tion ar y /stéɪʃənèri |-ʃ (ə )n (ə )ri / (! stationeryと同音 ) 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈乗り物 人などが 〉静止した , 動かない , 止まって ▸ I remained stationary from fear .私は恐ろしくてじっとしていた ▸ a stationary car 停止している車 2 変化 [増減 ]しない .3 据え付けの , 固定した ; 常備 [常駐 ]の .～̀ á ir 〘医 〙(機能的 )残気 〘通常の呼吸で肺に残っている空気 〙.～́ b ì ke 室内固定自転車 (exercise bicycle ).～̀ fr ó nt 〘気象 〙停滞前線 .～̀ ó rbit (人工衛星の )静止軌道 .～̀ s á tellite 静止衛星 .

 

stationer

st á tion er 名詞 C 文房具商 (人 ); ｟英 ｠文房具店 (stationer's ).

 

stationery

sta tion er y /stéɪʃənèri |-ʃ (ə )n (ə )ri / (! stationaryと同音 ) 名詞 U 1 〖集合的に 〗文房具 , 事務用品 , 筆記 (用 )具 (!数えるときはa piece [an item ] of ～) ▸ a stationery store [shop ]文房具店 2 (ホテルなどに備え付けの )用箋 （せん ）, 便箋 (!通例封筒のついたもの ) .S -́ Ò ffice ｟英 ｠〖the ～〗政府印刷局, 政府刊行物発行所 .

 

stationmaster

st á tion m à ster 名詞 C (鉄道の )駅長 (｟男女共用 ｠station agent [manager ]).

 

station-to-station

st à tion-to-st á tion 形容詞 〈長距離電話が 〉番号 (指定 )通話の (→person-to-person ).

 

statist

st á t ist 名詞 C 国家統制主義者 .形容詞 国家統制的な .

 

statistic

sta tis tic /stətɪ́stɪk /名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(1つの )統計量 [値 ].形容詞 ＝statistical .

 

statistical

sta tis ti cal /stətɪ́stɪk (ə )l /形容詞 比較なし 統計の , 統計上の ; 統計学 (上 )の .～ly 副詞 統計的に ; 統計 (学 )上 .

 

statistician

stat is ti cian /stæ̀tɪstɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 C 統計学者 .

 

statistics

sta tis tics /stətɪ́stɪks / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 名詞 1 〖複数扱い 〗統計 (の数字 )▸ statistics of birth 出産統計 ▸ Statistics show [indicate ] that …統計によれば …である 2 〖単数扱い 〗統計学 .

 

stative

sta tive /stéɪtɪv /形容詞 〘文法 〙(動詞が )状態を表す .

 

stats

stats /stæts /名詞 C U ｟米俗 ｠(特にスポーツに関する )数字, 統計 (statistics ).

 

statuary

stat u ar y /stǽtʃuèri |-əri, -tju- /名詞 1 〖集合的に 〗彫像, 塑像 (statue ).2 U 彫塑術 .形容詞 彫像の, 彫塑の ; 彫像用の .

 

statue

stat ue /stǽtʃuː /〖語源は 「立っている (stand )もの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C (人 動物などをかたどった大きな )像 , 彫像 , 塑像 ▸ the Buddha statue 仏像 ▸ (as ) still as a statue 像のように静かな [動かない ]▸ put up [build, erect ] a statue of [to ] the mayor 市長の [を称えて ]像を建てる S -̀ of L í berty 〖the ～〗自由の女神像 〘米国 New York 湾内の Liberty Island にある 〙.

 

statuesque

stat u esque /stæ̀tʃuésk, -tju- /形容詞 彫像のような ; 均整のとれた ; 威厳のある ; 優雅な .

 

statuette

stat u ette /stæ̀tʃuét, -tju- /名詞 C 小さな彫像 .

 

stature

stat ure /stǽtʃə r /名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠1 (知的 道義的な )名声, 高潔さ ; 重要度 ; 能力, 資質 ▸ a person of significant stature 重要人物 ▸ She lacks in stature for the job .彼女にはその仕事をやるだけの能力がない 2 身長, 背丈 (height, size )▸ a person of short stature 背の低い人 ▸ grow in stature (背が )大きくなる 3 到達 (の度合 ).

 

status

sta tus /stéɪtəs /〖語源は 「立っている (stand )状態 」〗名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /1 C U 〖通例単数形で 〗(法律上の )地位 , 身分 ; 資格 ▸ one's legal status 法的地位 ▸ immigration status 入国資格 2 U a. 〖具体例では 可算 〗(相対的な, 社会的 職業上の )地位 , 身分 ▸ high- [low- ]status jobs 地位の高い [低い ]仕事 b. 高い (社会的 )地位 ; (社会的 )信用 , 権威 .3 U 〖通例the ～〗(物事の )状況 , 情勢 ▸ the current status of the peace process 和平交渉の現況 ～̀ qu ó /-kwoʊ /〖the ～〗現状 (維持 ); 情勢 (!ラテン語より ) ▸ maintain the status quo 現状を維持する ～̀ s é eker 出世主義者 .～́ s ỳ mbol 高い地位 [身分 ]の象徴, ステータスシンボル .

 

statute

stat ute /stǽtʃuːt, -tjuːt /名詞 C U 1 法規, 法令 ; 成文法 ▸ statute of limitations 出訴期限法 ▸ by statute 法令で 2 (公共機関 組織などの )規則, 規定, 定款 .～́ b ò ok 〖the ～〗制定法全書 .～́ l à w 制定法, 成文法 .

 

statutory

stat u to ry /stǽtʃətɔ̀ːri |-tʃʊt (ə )ri /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 法律の, 法令の, 法定の ▸ a statutory minimum wage 法定最低賃金 2 制定法の ▸ the statutory law 制定法 ～̀ off é nse 〘法 〙制定法上の犯罪, 法定犯罪 .～̀ r á pe 〘法 〙制定法上の強姦 （ごうかん ）, 法定強姦 〘承諾年齢 (age of consent )未満者との性交 〙.stat u to ri ly /stǽtʃətɔ̀ːr (ə )li |-tʃʊt (ə )-/副詞