| -stat suff. 1. Something that stabilizes: rheostat. 2. A device for reflecting something specified in a constant direction: heliostat. 3. Something that inhibits: fungistat. [New Latin -stata, from Greek -stat  s, one that causes to stand, or statos, standing; see st - in Indo-European roots.] |
-stat
n combining form
indicating a device that causes something to remain stationary or constant thermostat
[from Greek -statēs, from histanai to cause to stand]
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