lithostatic

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adjective

Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic.

OriginEnglish static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivelithostatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyDescribing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)
  2. Englishlitho-
  3. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  4. Latinstaticus
  5. Englishstatic
  6. Englishlithostatic

From litho- + static.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

statolithic
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APA

lithostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithostatic

MLA

“lithostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithostatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithostatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithostatic.

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