The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Astatic \A*stat"ic\, a. [Pref. a- not + static.] (Magnetism)
   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.
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   Astatic pair (Magnetism), a pair of magnetic needles so
      mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some
      galvanometers.
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