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Astatic
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Astatic
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1.
not static; unstable
2. 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
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Astatic
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1.
unstable; unsteady
2. Physics
not taking a definite position or direction
an astatic needle on a galvanometer is not affected by the earth's magnetism
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Astatic
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1. Unsteady; unstable.
2. Physics Having no particular directional characteristics.
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