Etymology

monostatic

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Today it means: Describing a radar system in which the transmitter and receiver are collocated. Full definition →

English static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  5. Latinstaticus
  6. Englishstatic
  7. English todaymonostatic

From mono- + static.

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