What is the meaning of Astatic?

(a.) 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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). astatic. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/astatic/definitions/1976577
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "astatic" http://smartdefine.org/astatic/definitions/1976577 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, astatic, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/astatic/definitions/1976577>.
MLAWebster's. "astatic" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/astatic/definitions/1976577>
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