Catastatic

/ˌkætəˈstætɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characterized by the act of establishing, settling, or fixing something in a particular state or condition.

Etymology

From Latin 'catastaticus,' derived from 'catastate.' The suffix '-atic' indicates a quality or relationship, making this adjective describe things that establish or determine states.

Kelly Says

In philosophy and physics, catastatic forces are those that bring change and establish new equilibriums—they're the opposite of passive states and remind us that stability itself requires active maintenance.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይዷን (ayin)
ay-een
ARالعربية
كارثي (karthi)
kar-thee
BNবাংলা
বিপর্যয়জনক (biporyayjanok)
bee-por-ee-ay-jan-ok
CACatalà
catatònic
ka-ta-to-nik
CSČeština
katastatický
kata-sta-ti-tsee-kee
DADansk
katastatisk
kata-sta-tisk
DEDeutsch
katastatisch
kata-sta-tish
ELΕλληνικά
καταστατικός (katastikos)
kata-stik-os
ESEspañol
catástico
kat-as-tee-koh
FAفارسی
ویرانگر (virangar)
vee-ran-gar
FISuomi
katastaattinen
kata-sta-at-ti-nen
FRFrançais
catastatique
kat-a-statik
GUGU
આપત્તિ (aapatti)
aa-pa-ttee
HAHA
bacin
ba-seen
HEעברית
קאטאסטטית (katastit)
ka-ta-stit
HIहिन्दी
विनाशकारी (vinashkari)
vee-naash-ka-ree
HUMagyar
katasztastikus
kata-shtas-tee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerusakan total
keh-roo-saan to-tal
IGIG
nwata ọnọ
nwa-ta on-oh
ITItaliano
catastatico
kata-sta-tee-koh
JA日本語
壊滅的 (haimeiteki)
hai-men-tei-kee
KKKK
қийын (qiyin)
kee-yin
KMKM
ការបាត់បង់ (kar baat bong)
kar baat bong
KO한국어
비극적 (bigeukjeok)
bee-geuk-jeok
MRMR
बाधित (badhit)
ba-dheet
MSBahasa Melayu
kerusakan besar
keh-roo-saan be-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပကျဆုံး (pyidup kyasaung)
pee-dee-p kay-sa-aung
NLNederlands
catastatisch
kata-sta-tish
NONorsk
katastatisk
kata-sta-tisk
PAPA
ਬਹੁਤ ਖ਼ਰਾ (bahut khara)
bah-oot khar-ah
PLPolski
katastatyczny
kata-sta-t-skee
PTPortuguês
catástico
kat-as-tee-koh
RORomână
catastatic
kata-sta-tee-koh
RUРусский
катастатический (katastati-cheskiy)
kata-sta-ti-ches-kee
SVSvenska
katastatisk
kata-sta-tisk
SWKiswahili
kuhari
koo-ha-ree
TAதமிழ்
புரட்சி (puratchi)
poo-rat-chee
TEతెలుగు
విపరీతం (vipareetam)
vee-pa-ree-ta-m
THไทย
หายนะ (hay na)
ha-ee na
TLTL
nakakasira
na-ka-ka-si-ra
TRTürkçe
felaketvari
feh-lah-ket-vah-ree
UKУкраїнська
катастатичний (katastatychnyy)
kata-sta-ty-ch-nyy
URاردو
آتش فشانی (aatch feshani)
aatch-fesh-a-nee
VITiếng Việt
khủng khiếp
khungs keeep
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀kọ́
awon ek-oh
ZH中文
灾难性的 (zāinànxìng de)
tsai-lan-shin-deh
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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