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Answer for the clue "Unstable ", 7 letters:
astatic
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Word definitions for astatic in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Astatic \A*stat"ic\, a. [Pref. a- not + static.] (Magnetism) Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. not static or stable
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1827, from Greek astatos "unstable, not steadfast," from a- , privative prefix (see a- (3)), + statos "placed, standing," from PIE root *sta- (see stet ).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Astatic was a French cyclecar manufactured from 1920 to 1922 by Automobiles Astatic, Saint-Ouen , Seine, France. Built at Saint-Ouen, the car was an attempt to market a vehicle with independent suspension all round. This was done by coupling each wheel ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable 2 (context medicine English) Of or pertaining to astasia
Usage examples of astatic.
He adopted the same method of modulation using a record player amplifier and an Astatic crystal microphone.
Barrett ran his eyes across the instruments already on the table: astatic galvanometer, mirror galvanometer, quadrant electrometer, Crookes balance, camera, gauze cage, smoke absorber, manometer, weighing platform, tape recorder.