<B>statism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>highly centralized governmental control, as of the economy and information media of a state or nation. <DD><B> 2. </B>advocacy of the sovereignty of a state, especially of a state of a republic. </DL>
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<B>statist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person who advocates statism. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=statistician.</B> <DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with or advocating statism. </DL>
<A NAME="statistic">
<B>statistic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=statistical.</B> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>any value, item, or fact used in statistics. <BR> <I>Ex. an important statistic.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=statistics.</B> </DL>
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<B>statistical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with statistics; consisting of or based on statistics. </DL>
<A NAME="statisticalindependence">
<B>statistical independence,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Statistics.) the absence of correlation between two or more ways of classifying a group. </DL>
<A NAME="statistically">
<B>statistically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a statistical manner; according to statistics. </DL>
<A NAME="statistician">
<B>statistician, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in statistics; person who prepares statistics. </DL>
<A NAME="statistics">
<B>statistics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>numerical facts, such as those about people, the weather, or business conditions. Statistics are collected and classified systematically. <BR> <I>Ex. Wherever statistics are kept, the numbers of births and of deaths rise and fall in nearly parallel lines (William R. Inge).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the science of collecting and using such facts. <BR> <I>Ex. The process by which numerical data are collected and eventually presented in a usable and understandable form is an important part of the mathematical science of statistics (F. J. Crosswhite).</I> </DL>
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<B>stative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of certain Hebrew verbs) expressing a state or condition. </DL>
<A NAME="statl">
<B>Stat. L.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Statutes at Large. </DL>
<A NAME="statoblast">
<B>statoblast, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the horny buds developed within certain freshwater bryozoans that are set free when the parent colony dies, remain inactive throughout the winter, and give rise to new individuals in the spring. </DL>
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<B>statocyst, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) an organ of balance found in various crustaceans, flatworms, and other invertebrates, consisting of a sac containing particles (statoliths), as of sand or lime, suspended in fluid. </DL>
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<B>statolith, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a particle, as of sand or lime, suspended in fluid, contained in a statocyst. </DL>
<A NAME="stator">
<B>stator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stationary portion enclosing rotating parts in a steam turbine, an electric generator or motor, or other machine. </DL>
<A NAME="statoscope">
<B>statoscope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a form of aneroid barometer for measuring very small variations of atmospheric pressure. <DD><B> 2. </B>an instrument for detecting a small rise or fall in the altitude of an aircraft. </DL>
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<B>statuary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-aries,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>statues collectively. <DD><B> 2. </B>the art of making statues; sculpture. <DD><B> 3. </B>a sculptor. <BR> <I>Ex. He [Byron] had a head which statuaries loved to copy (Macaulay).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the making of statues; suitable for statues. <BR> <I>Ex. statuary marble.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="statue">
<B>statue, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an image of a person or animal carved in stone or wood, cast in metal, or molded in clay, wax, or other material. <BR> <I>Ex. Nearly every city has a statue of some famous man. He sat rigid, immovable, like a statue (F. Marion Crawford).</I> (SYN) sculpture. <BR><I>expr. <B>statues,</B> </I>a game in which the players become suddenly motionless at a signal after having spun around and are judged on the awkwardness and ridiculousness of their poses. adj. <B>statuelike.</B> </DL>
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<B>Statue of Liberty</B> or <B>statue of liberty,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a play in football in which a back holds the ball up as if to pass and another back comes around behind him and takes it. </DL>
<A NAME="statues">
<B>statues, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>statue.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="statuesque">
<B>statuesque, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a statue in dignity, formal grace, or classic beauty. adv. <B>statuesquely.</B> noun <B>statuesqueness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="statuette">
<B>statuette, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small statue; figurine. </DL>
<A NAME="stature">
<B>stature, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the height of a person or thing; tallness. <BR> <I>Ex. A man six feet tall is above average stature.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) mental or moral growth; distinguished development or achievement. <BR> <I>Ex. Thomas Jefferson was a man of great stature among his countrymen. His diligent espousal of the cause of world peace as a practical ideal gave great stature to a long ... life (New York Times). Two Catholic theologians of stature ... attempt to sort out the theological issues (John Cogley). If we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies (Emily Dickinson).</I> </DL>
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<B>statured, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having stature; tall. <DD><B> 2. </B>having a certain kind of stature. <BR> <I>Ex. fair-statured.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="status">
<B>status, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>social or professional standing; position; rank. <BR> <I>Ex. the status of a doctor. What is her status in the government? Making way for no one under the status of a priest (Rudyard Kipling). Mr. Polly's status was that of a guest pure and simple (H. G. Wells).</I> (SYN) footing, station. <DD><B> b. </B>standing, position, or rank considered to be desirable. <BR> <I>Ex. to seek status, to lose status.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>condition; state. <BR> <I>Ex. Diplomats are interested in the status of world affairs. The status of the world in 1970 was discouraging to lovers of peace.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>legal position of a person as determined by his membership in some class of persons with certain rights or limitations. <BR> <I>Ex. the status of the foreign-born in America.</I> (SYN) classification. </DL>
<A NAME="statusinquo">
<B>status in quo,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) status quo. </DL>
<A NAME="statusoffender">
<B>status offender,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a child or adolescent placed under jurisdiction of a court because of incorrigible behavior, though not a delinquent. <BR> <I>Ex. PINS are called status offenders because it is their state of being ... that brings them before the courts (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="statusquo">
<B>status quo,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. </B>the way things are; the existing state of affairs. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] represents a new breed of ... university officials--with more of an eye on innovation than on the preservation of the status quo (Fred. M. Hechinger).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the way things were previously. <BR> <I>Ex. to restore the status quo.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="statusquoante">
<B>status quo ante,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) the way things were previously. </DL>
<A NAME="statussymbol">
<B>status symbol,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> something that is supposed to indicate or represent a desirable status in society. </DL>
<A NAME="statutable">
<B>statutable, </B>adjective. =statutory.</DL>
<A NAME="statute">
<B>statute, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a law enacted by a legislative body of a state or nation and recorded in a formal document. <BR> <I>Ex. The statutes for the United States are made by Congress.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the document recording such a law. (Abbr:) stat. <DD><B> 2. </B>a formally established rule; law; decree. <BR> <I>Ex. the statutes of a university.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(International Law.) an instrument annexed or subsidiary to an international agreement such as a treaty. </DL>
<A NAME="statutebook">
<B>statute book,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a collection or record of statutes. </DL>
<A NAME="statutelaw">
<B>statute law,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> law expressed or stated by statutes; written law. </DL>
<A NAME="statutemile">
<B>statute mile,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> 5,280 feet or 1.6093 kilometers; mile (the standard mile for land measurement throughout the English-speaking world). </DL>
<A NAME="statuteoflimitations">
<B>statute of limitations,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a statute limiting the time during which rights or claims can be enforced by legal action, or crimes (except murder or other serious crimes) can be prosecuted. </DL>
<A NAME="statutestaple">
<B>statute staple,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) a bond of record acknowledged before the mayor of a staple, giving a creditor power to seize the property of a debtor who fails to pay his financial obligation at the appointed time. </DL>
<A NAME="statutorily">
<B>statutorily, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a statutory manner; by statutory enactment; in accordance with the provisions of the statutes. </DL>
<A NAME="statutory">
<B>statutory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having to do with or consisting of statutes. <BR> <I>Ex. a statutory part of the law, a statutory code.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>fixed by statute: a statutory copyright. <DD><B> 3. </B>punishable by statute. <BR> <I>Ex. a statutory crime or offense.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>conforming to the provisions of a statute. <BR> <I>Ex. statutory regulations.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="statutorylaw">
<B>statutory law,</B> =statute law.</DL>
<A NAME="statutoryrape">
<B>statutory rape,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) sexual intercourse with a girl who has not yet attained the age of consent, with or without the exercise of force by the male. </DL>
<A NAME="statvolt">
<B>statvolt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an electrostatic unit of charge with a potential of one erg per statcoulomb, equal to about 300 volts. </DL>
<A NAME="staugustinegrass">
<B>St. Augustine grass,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a type of lawn grass used in warm, humid regions. It is propagated by stolons or sprigs. Also, <B>Saint Augustine grass.</B> </DL>
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<B>staumrel, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD><I>adj. </I> very stupid; half-witted. <DD><I>noun </I> a very stupid person; half-wit. </DL>
