astaticism

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English

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Etymology

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From astatic +‎ -ism.

Noun

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astaticism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being astatic.
    • 1893, Andrew Gray, The theory and practice of absolute measurements in electricity:
      The needles retain their astaticism for uniform field and cannot be affected in the same way by directing magnets.

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