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‖n. [ L. astacus a crab, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western North America. See Crawfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. (Geography) The capital
adv. (Naut.) Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. Same as Astert. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; a Phœnician goddess. ] (Zool.) A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Estate; state. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. a- not + static. ] (Magnetism) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Astatic pair (Magnetism),
adv. In an astatic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being astatic. [ 1913 Webster ]