Dictionary

still life en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌstɪl ˈlaɪf/
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Etymology

Calque of Dutch stilleven.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:painting) A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects.
2. (countable, usually) A pattern that does not change from one generation to the next.
   • I haven't tested yet, but I expect hlife to win by a very large margin since the puffer train has lots of still life and blinkers to make Gosper's algorithm look good, and hlife's low-level implementation is quite good at handling the more random parts. 2003 December 12, Tony Finch, “Implementing Conway's Life”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
   • I think you're talking about a configuration known as "eater," a still life in 6-8 cells. If the glider hits the right spot, the eater will form a bridge and destroy the glider while undergoing little change before reverting. 1992 May 5, Holocaust-->Travesty, “the Hodge Podge machine”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
   • Thus, a natural question, apparently proposed very early, was whether there exists a still life (i.e. period 1 oscillator) that reflects a glider. 1996 November 16, Paul Callahan, “Still-life glider reflector found”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):

Forms

Hyponyms

beehive · ship · boat · block · loaf

Synonyms

nature morte (work of art)

Translations (52)

tg натюрморт (work of art) · lv klusā daba (work of art) · fr nature morte (work of art) · af stillewe (work of art) · hu csendélet (work of art) · eo aĵpentraĵo (work of art) · ca bodegó (work of art) · pt natureza-morta (work of art) · ru натюрмо́рт (work of art) · gl natureza morta (work of art) · no stilleben (work of art) · mt natura mejta (work of art) · be нацюрмо́рт (work of art) · cy bywyd llonydd (work of art) · de Stillleben (work of art) · eo muta naturo (work of art) · hy նատյուրմորտ (work of art) · tr ölüdoğa (work of art) · kk натюрморт (work of art) · la natura mortua (work of art) · sh мртва природа (work of art) · ka ნატურმორტი (work of art) · ga neamhbheo (work of art) · tr natürmort (work of art) · nl stilleven (work of art) · el νεκρή φύση (work of art) · eo senviva sceno (work of art) · ko 정물화 (work of art) · cmn 靜物畫 /静物画 (work of art) · uk натюрмо́рт (work of art) · et natüürmort (work of art) · af stilleweskilderkuns (work of art) · sh mrtva priroda (work of art) · vi tĩnh vật hoạ (work of art) · ca natura morta (work of art) · pt natureza morta (work of art) · fi asetelma (work of art) · nn stilleben (work of art) · sl tihožitje (work of art) · az natürmort (work of art) · es bodegón (work of art) · pl martwa natura (work of art) · ja 静物画 (work of art) · it natura morta (work of art) · et vaikelu (work of art) · ro natură moartă (work of art) · cs zátiší (work of art) · es naturaleza muerta (work of art) · sv stilleben (work of art) · bg натюрмо́рт (work of art) · lt natiurmortas (work of art) · da stilleben (work of art)