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orthostatic

[ awr-thuh-stat-ik ]

adjective

  1. relating to or caused by erect posture.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of orthostatic1

First recorded in 1900–05; ortho- + static

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Example Sentences

The first are square or rectangular with rounded corners, the base course occasionally consisting of orthostatic slabs.

Near this last site was also found a round hut based on a course of orthostatic slabs of typically megalithic appearance.

They are oval in form and have in many cases a base course of orthostatic slabs.

It has a concave façade of large orthostatic slabs with horizontal blocks set in front of them to keep them in position.

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