monostatic

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adjective

Describing a radar system in which the transmitter and receiver are collocated.

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

adjectivemonostatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing a radar system in which the transmitter and receiver are collocated.
  2. not comparablegeometryA solid body with a single stable resting point.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  5. Latinstaticus
  6. Englishstatic
  7. Englishmonostatic

From mono- + static.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

catostominosmoticant
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APA

monostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monostatic

MLA

“monostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monostatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monostatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monostatic.

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