denoting or relating to the pressure exerted by a mass of rock or a similar substance
2.
(of a construction) able to resist the pressure of a mass of earth or similar material
geostatic in American English
(ˌdʒiəˈstætɪk)
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to pressure exerted by the weight of overlying rock
2. (of a construction)
resistant to such pressure
Word origin
[geo- + static]geo- is a combining form meaning “the earth,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix geo- include: geofact, geology, geopotential, geostrophic, geosyncline
Examples of 'geostatic' in a sentence
geostatic
Yield maps were generated using geostatic techniques.
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