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Webster 1913 Edition


Astaticism

A-stat′i-cism

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Noun.
The state of being astatic.

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astaticism

astaticism

English

Noun

astaticism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being astatic.
    • 1893, Andrew Gray, The theory and practice of absolute measurements in electricity
      The needles retain their astaticism for uniform field and cannot be affected in the same way by directing magnets.