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1820 W. Hutchinson in London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 43 269 Another objection that has been made to the hydrostatic test of the lungs, is, that these organs will sink in water, in some cases, although the infant has lived and respired for several hours.]

1823 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 19 463 In 1783, Ploucquet..published the new static test, that namely derived from the ratio of weight betwixt the body and the lungs.

1855 F. Wharton & M. Stillé Treat. Med. Jurispr. ii. vi. 292 The Static tests are founded upon the observation that the lungs of children who have breathed, are heavier than the fœtal lungs.

1908 J. D. Mann Forensic Med. & Toxicol. (ed. 4) xv. 142 The static test in any form is useless as a means of determining the occurrence or not of respiration.

1876 Eng. Mechanic 2 June 301/1 The usual modes of testing rails are: First, dead central weight or static test; second, dynamic or test by impact; [etc.].

1905 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 67 486 Overheating..will produce brittleness under shock or vibratory stress, although static tests may have given fairly satisfactory results.

1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) XI. 610a/2 The static test facilities must be capable of handling and disposing of the hot gases..that are expelled from the rocket.

2000 P. Scherz Pract. Electronics for Inventors xii. 362 Besides performing simple static tests, logic probes can perform a few simple dynamic tests too, such as detecting a single momentary pulse that is too fast for the human eye to detect.

1894 Sci. Amer. 13 Oct. 230/1 During all this development of static testing one impact test has survived and everywhere held its own.

1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics vii. 319 Static testing may be divided into two categories: powerplant static testing and vehicle capture firing.

2006 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 15 Feb. 18 The engine will also be the first to take to the skies..a year from now after it has completed static testing.