anti-staticadj.
1. Radio. Designed to minimize ‘static’ (= atmospherics n.).
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jam-proof1964
1938 Archit. Rev. 83 284 Antistatic aerials are provided for all flats for broadcast reception and separate aerials and wiring for television.
2. In various other specific applications: counteracting the effect of static electricity.
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anti-static1952
1952 Jrnl. Textile Inst. 43 P 212 The resistance of nylon can be reduced by as much as 10,000 times by treatment with a suitable anti-static agent.
1954 Jrnl. Textile Inst. 45 P 253 The principle of the anti-static lubricant is that it shall provide a conducting coat on each filament.
1956 W. J. Roff Fibres, Plastics, & Rubbers iii. 312 Surface resistivity is..reduced by the presence of mould growth, and by application of ‘anti-static’ dressings.
1958 Oxf. Mail 19 Nov. (Suppl.) 14/4 A solution of anti-static fluid is used to moisten the pad, which then collects the dust and removes the static.
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