-statcomb. form¹

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French -stat; Latin -stata, Greek -στάτης.

Etymology: < (i) French -stat (in e.g. héliostat heliostat n., aérostat aerostat n.); and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin -stata (in e.g. heliostata heliostat n.); and that word's etymon (iii) ancient Greek -στάτης (in e.g. ὀρθοστάτης orthostat n., Byzantine Greek ὑδροστάτης hydrostatic balance: see hydrostat n.) < στα- , root of ἱστάναι to cause to stand, set (see stand v.) + -της, suffix forming agent nouns.Earliest in the late 18th cent. in the borrowings heliostat n. and aerostat n. Formations within English are found from the first half of the 19th cent. Chiefly combining with elements ultimately of Greek origin, although compare siderostat n., with a first element of Latin origin.

1. A terminal element in the names of scientific instruments that maintain something at a constant value or allow it to be regulated, as aerostat n., heliostat n., hydrostat n., rheostat n., thermostat n.

2. A terminal element in the names of agents that inhibit flow, as haemostat n. at haemo- comb. form .

3. A terminal element in the names of agents that inhibit growth, as bacteriostat n. at bacteriostasis n. Derivatives, coccidiostat n.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	-stat
释义	-statcomb. form¹ Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French -stat; Latin -stata, Greek -στάτης. Etymology: < (i) French -stat (in e.g. héliostat heliostat n., aérostat aerostat n.); and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin -stata (in e.g. heliostata heliostat n.); and that word's etymon (iii) ancient Greek -στάτης (in e.g. ὀρθοστάτης orthostat n., Byzantine Greek ὑδροστάτης hydrostatic balance: see hydrostat n.) < στα- , root of ἱστάναι to cause to stand, set (see stand v.) + -της, suffix forming agent nouns.Earliest in the late 18th cent. in the borrowings heliostat n. and aerostat n. Formations within English are found from the first half of the 19th cent. Chiefly combining with elements ultimately of Greek origin, although compare siderostat n., with a first element of Latin origin. 1. A terminal element in the names of scientific instruments that maintain something at a constant value or allow it to be regulated, as aerostat n., heliostat n., hydrostat n., rheostat n., thermostat n. 2. A terminal element in the names of agents that inhibit flow, as haemostat n. at haemo- comb. form . 3. A terminal element in the names of agents that inhibit growth, as bacteriostat n. at bacteriostasis n. Derivatives, coccidiostat n. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form¹
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-statcomb. form1

-statcomb. form¹