About The Word Astatic
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Astatic
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What's The Definition Of Astatic?
[adj] not static or stable
Synonyms | Synonyms for Astatic: changeable | changeful Related Terms | Find terms related to Astatic: See Also | Astatic In Webster's Dictionary \A*stat"ic\, a. [Pref. a- not + static.] (Magnetism)
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.
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