States"man*like` (?), a. Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen;
becoming a statesman.
States"man*ly, a. Becoming a statesman.
States"man*ship, n. The qualifications, duties, or employments of a
statesman.
States"wom`an (?), n.; pl. Stateswomen (&?;). A woman concerned in
public affairs.
A rare stateswoman; I admire her bearing.
B. Jonson.
Stath"mo*graph (?), n. [Gr. &?; a measuring line + -graph.] A
contrivance for recording the speed of a railway train. Knight.
{ Stat"ic (?), Stat"ic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?; causing to stand, skilled
in weighing, fr. &?; to cause to stand: cf. F. statique. See Stand, and
cf. Stage.] 1. Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as,
statical pressure; static objects.