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Princeton's WordNet
astaticadjective
not static or stable
Wiktionary
astaticadjective
Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable
astaticadjective
Of or pertaining to astasia
Wikipedia
Astatic
The Astatic was a French cyclecar manufactured from 1920 to 1922 by Automobiles Astatic, Saint-Ouen, Seine, France. Built at Saint-Ouen, the car was an attempt to market a vehicle with independent suspension all round. This was done by coupling each wheel to a horizontal coil spring by a right angle link. At the rear the differential housing was fixed to the chassis and drive was taken to the wheels through jointed drive shafts. The engine was an 894 cc or 1100 cc S.C.A.P.
Webster Dictionary
Astaticadjective
having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction
Etymology: [Pref. a- not + static.]
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Astatic
The Astatic was a French cyclecar manufactured from 1920 to 1922 by Automobiles Astatic, Saint-Ouen, Seine, France. Built at Saint-Ouen, the car was an attempt to market a vehicle with independent suspension all round. This was done by coupling each wheel to a horizontal coil spring by a right angle link. At the rear the differential housing was fixed to the chassis and drive was taken to the wheels through jointed drive shafts. The engine was a 894 cc or 1100 cc S.C.A.P.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Astatic
a-stat′ik, adj. having a tendency not to stand still: losing polarity, as a magnetic needle. [Gr. neg., astatos—a, neg., statos, verb. adj. of histanai, to stand.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of astatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of astatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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