WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•stat•ic
(ā stat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
a•stat′i•cal•ly, adv.
a•stat•i•cism
(ā stat′ə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n.
- unstable; unsteady.
- Physicshaving no tendency to take a definite position or direction.
- Greek ástat(os) not steadfast, unstable (a- a-6 + statós standing) + -ic; see static
- 1820–30
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