astaticism

English

Etymology

astatic +‎ -ism

Noun

astaticism (uncountable)

1. The state of being astatic.
   • 1893, Andrew Gray, The theory and practice of absolute measurements in electricity:

     The needles retain their astaticism for uniform field and cannot be affected in the same way by directing magnets.

References

• “astaticism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.