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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
  3. 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.
  4. That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium offorces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting onthem; -- distinguished from dynamics. Social statics, the study ofthe conditions which concern the existence and permanence of thesocial state.
  5. n. the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium