ASTART
A*start", v. t. & i.
Defn: Same as Astert. [Obs.]
ASTARTE
As*tar"te, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe.
ASTATE
A*state", n.
Defn: Estate; state. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ASTATIC
A*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. a- not + static.] (Magnetism)
Defn: 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. Astatic pair (Magnetism), a pair of magnetic needles so mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some galvanometers.
ASTATICALLY
A*stat"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an astatic manner.