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astatic
[ ey-stat-ik ]
adjective
- unstable; unsteady.
- Physics. having no tendency to take a definite position or direction.
astatic
/ eɪ-; æˈstætɪk /
adjective
- not static; unstable
- physics
- having no tendency to assume any particular position or orientation
- (of a galvanometer) having two mutually compensating magnets arranged so that the instrument is independent of the earth's magnetic field
Derived Forms
- ²¹Ëˆ²õ³Ù²¹³Ù¾±ËŒ³¦¾±²õ³¾, noun
- ²¹Ëˆ²õ³Ù²¹³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹Â·²õ³Ù²¹³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
- ²¹Â·²õ³Ù²¹³Ù·¾±Â·³¦¾±²õ³¾ [ey-, stat, -, uh, -siz-, uh, m], noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of astatic1
Example Sentences
In course of time both the original form of single needle galvanometer and mirror galvanometer were improved by introducing the astatic principle and weakening the external controlling magnetic field.
This coil, etc., may be used in connection with an astatic needle.
The iron cylinder is thus converted into a strong magnet, attracting one of the poles, and repelling the other, and consequently deflecting the entire astatic system.
Quartz fibres have two great advantages over other forms of suspension when employed for any kind of torsion balance, from an ordinary more or less "astatic" galvanometer to the Cavendish apparatus.
Horizontal and vertical astatic system are also used—Figs.
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