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a·stat·ic  (-sttk)
adj.
1. Unsteady; unstable.
2. Physics Having no particular directional characteristics.
a·stati·cal·ly adv.
a·stati·cism n.
astatic [æˈstætɪk eɪ-]
adj
1. not static; unstable
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics
a.  having no tendency to assume any particular position or orientation
b.  (of a galvanometer) having two mutually compensating magnets arranged so that the instrument is independent of the earth's magnetic field
[from Greek astatos unsteady; see a-1, static]
astatically  adv
astaticism  n
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Adj.1.astatic - not static or stable
changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"


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