Astatic
Pronunciation : A*stat"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. a- not + static.] (Magnetism)
Definition : Defn: 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. Astatic pair (Magnetism), a pair of magnetic needles so mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some galvanometers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913