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adjective
1.
unstable; unsteady.
2.
Physics. having no tendency to take a definite position or direction.
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Astatic
is always a great word to know.
So is wave. Does it mean:
| the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element; the number of protons determines the identity of the element |
| a progressive disturbance propagated in a medium without progress or advance by the points themselves, as in the transmission of sound or light |
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Word Origin & History
astatic
from Gk. astatos "unstable, not steadfast," from a-, privative prefix, + statos "placed, standing," from PIE base *sta- (see stet).
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astatic a·stat·ic (ə-stāt'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to astasia.
Unsteady; unstable.
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