According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
STATIC
static, stable, unchanging
(adjective) showing little if any change; “a static population”
inactive, motionless, static, still
(adjective) not in physical motion; “the inertia of an object at rest”
electrostatic, static
(adjective) concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity; “an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity”
static
(noun) angry criticism; “they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial”
static, atmospherics, atmospheric static
(noun) a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
static (not comparable)
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
Synonym: stable
Antonym: dynamic
Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
Synonyms: stable, still
Antonyms: dynamic, kinetic, mobile, moving
(programming) Computed, created or allocated before the program starts running, and usually not changeable at runtime
Antonyms: dynamic, nonstatic
(object-oriented programming) Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.
Noun
static (countable and uncountable, plural statics)
(uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
(by extension, uncountable) Interference or obstruction from people.
(uncountable) Static electricity.
(countable) A static caravan.
(uncountable, slang) Verbal abuse.
(countable, programming) A static variable.
Anagrams
• -tastic, Ticats, attics, cat sit, cat-sit, catsit
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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