Meanings
adjectiveorthostatic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to orthostasis or orthostatism.
- not comparablearchaeologyRelating to an orthostat.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
- Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
- Englishortho-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
- Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
- Latinstaticus
- Englishstatic
- Englishorthostatic
Translations
Catalan ortostàtic
- ortostàticrelating to upright posture
Finnish ortostaattinen, pysty
- ortostaattinenrelating to upright posture
- pystyrelating to upright posture
- ortostaattinenarcheology: relating to an orthostat
French orthostatique
- orthostatiquerelating to upright posture
Italian ortostatico
- ortostaticorelating to upright posture
Portuguese ortostático
- ortostáticorelating to upright posture
Romanian ortostatic
- ortostaticrelating to upright posture
Spanish ortostático
- ortostáticorelating to upright posture
Cite this entry
APA
orthostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthostatic
MLA
“orthostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthostatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthostatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthostatic.
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