Home › Words › A › astaticismastaticismastaticism · noun — the state of being astatic.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom astatic + -ism.nounThe state of being astatic.e.g.“The needles retain their astaticism for uniform field and cannot be affected in the same way by directing magnets.” — 1893, Andrew Gray, The theory and practice of absolute measurements in electricity:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.astatically 82% match — In an astatic manner. vs astaticism →astatic 80% match — Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable. vs astaticism →astatize 72% match — To render astatic. vs astaticism →staticity 66% match — The condition of being static vs astaticism →psychostatic 66% match — Relating to psychostatics. vs astaticism →asthenicity 65% match — The quality of being asthenic. vs astaticism →aminostatic 65% match — Relating to aminostasis vs astaticism →astasis 64% match — astasia vs astaticism →