English abbreviation dictionary - stat
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noun combining form Etymology: New Latin ~a, from Greek ~es one that stops or steadies, from histanai to cause to stand — more at stand 1. stabilizing agent or device thermostat 2. instrument for reflecting (something specified) constantly in one direction heliostat 3. agent causing inhibition of growth without destruction bacteriostat STAT I. noun Date: circa 1961 ~istic — usually used in plural II. adverb Etymology: from ~, abbreviation for L. ~im Date: 1875 without delay ; immediately get a doctor ~ III. abbreviation ~ute ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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comb. form forming nouns with ref. to keeping fixed or stationary (rheostat). Etymology: Gk statos stationary ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- "instrument that keeps something stationary," before 1970, shortened form of L. statim (adv.), originally "to a standstill." The combining form -stat used in devices for stabilizing (thermostat, etc.) is from Gk. statos "standing, stationary," from histanai "to cause to stand." First used in heliostat "an instrument for causing the sun to appear stationary. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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