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astaticism

astaticism noun: the state of being astatic.

Noun

astaticism (uncountable)

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

Origin of astaticism

From astatic + -ism.

Questions about astaticism

What does astaticism mean?
Astaticism means the state of being astatic.
What part of speech is astaticism?
Astaticism is a noun.

Words near astaticism in the dictionary

  1. astatate
  2. astatates
  3. astathe
  4. astatic
  5. astatically
  6. astaticism
  7. astatide
  8. astatides
  9. astatinate
  10. astatinated
  11. astatinates

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