astatic
[ ey-stat-ik ]
/ eɪˈstæt ɪk /
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adjective
unstable; unsteady.
Physics. having no tendency to take a definite position or direction.
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Origin of astatic
OTHER WORDS FROM astatic
a·stat·i·cal·ly, adverba·stat·i·cism [ey-stat-uh-siz-uhm], /eɪˈstæt əˌsɪz əm/, nounWords nearby astatic
A star, astarboard, Astarte, astasia, astasia-abasia, astatic, astatic galvanometer, astatide, astatine, Astbury, asteatosis
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British Dictionary definitions for astatic
astatic
/ (æˈstætɪk, eɪ-) /
adjective
not static; unstable
physics
- having no tendency to assume any particular position or orientation
- (of a galvanometer) having two mutually compensating magnets arranged so that the instrument is independent of the earth's magnetic field
Derived forms of astatic
astatically, adverbastaticism, nounWord Origin for astatic
C19: from Greek astatos unsteady; see a- 1, static
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Medical definitions for astatic
astatic
[ ə-stăt′ĭk ]
adj.
Relating to astasia.
Unsteady; unstable.
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