Contextualizebeta

lithostatic

adj

Etymology

From litho- + static.

  1. derived from στατικός
  2. derived from staticus
  3. prefixed as lithostatic — “litho + static”

Definitions

  1. Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock

    Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for lithostatic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA