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Geostatic

Geostatic \Ge`o*stat"ic\, a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + E. static.] (Civil Engin.) Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.

Geostatic arch, an arch having a form adapted to sustain pressure similar to that exerted by earth.
--Rankine.

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geostatic

a. (context civil engineering English) Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.

Usage examples of "geostatic".

It then pulls you round over the equator and into a geostatic corridor behind Orion.