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Astatic

Astatic Meaning & Definition
Astatic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Astatic?

[adj] not static or stable

Synonyms | Synonyms for Astatic: changeable | changeful

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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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