Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: astat-ic
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable.

adj

Losing polarity, as a magnetic needle.

adj

Of or pertaining to astasia.

Etymology

From a- + static.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Inflected Forms

more astatic (comparative) most astatic (superlative)

Derived Forms

astatically astaticism

Questions

What does astatic mean?: Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable.
Where does astatic come from?: From a- + static.

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