ASTATIC

astatic

(adjective) not static or stable

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

astatic (comparative more astatic, superlative most astatic)

Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable.

Losing polarity, as a magnetic needle.

(medicine) Of or pertaining to astasia.

Source: Wiktionary

A*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. a- not + static.] (Magnetism)

Definition: Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction. Astatic pair (Magnetism), a pair of magnetic needles so mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some galvanometers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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