Ancient Greek word root · Motion & Action

stat-: standing, stopping

stat- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “standing, stopping”. Learn its variants and explore 7 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: standing, stopping

Root forms: stat-, -stasis, -static

Source word: στάσις — a standing, placing, setting

Word family and examples

• static

  Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

• thermostat

  A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.

• metastatic

  Relating to, or producing metastasis.

• metastasis

  A change in nature, form, or quality.

• homeostasis

  The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

• thermostatic

  having or maintaining a consistent temperature

• hemostasis

  The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.

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