The Collaborative International Dictionary
Isostatic
Isostatic \I`so*stat"ic\, a. [Iso- + static.] (Physics & Geol.) Subjected to equal pressure from every side; being in hydrostatic equilibrium, as a body submerged in a liquid at rest; pertaining to, or characterized by, isostasy.
Wiktionary
isostatic
a. Of or pertaining to isostasy or isostatics n. 1 A line of constant stress. 2 A state of equilibrium between two forces.
Wikipedia
Isostatic
The terms isostatic may refer to:
- isostasy in geology gravitational equilibrium between the earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere
- statically determinate structure in physics and engineering
Usage examples of "isostatic".
Nor was there a great heavy moon, such as Earth has, to wrestle its oceans about and to disturb the isostatic balance of its crust.
Now the first effect of letting up the pressure of all that ice is that it changes the isostatic balance of the Earth's crust, which would be bad enough, but there's worse to follow.