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Meaning of "lithostatic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LITHOSTATIC

lithostatic  [ˌlɪθəʊˈstætɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITHOSTATIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lithostatic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITHOSTATIC


antistatic
ˌæntɪˈstætɪk
astatic
æˈstætɪk
bacteriostatic
bækˌtɪərɪəʊˈstætɪk
cholestatic
ˌkəʊləˈstætɪk
cytostatic
ˌsaɪtəʊˈstætɪk
ecstatic
ɛkˈstætɪk
electrostatic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈstætɪk
epistatic
ˌepɪˈstætɪk
eustatic
juːˈstætɪk
haemostatic
ˌhiːməʊˈstætɪk
hemostatic
ˌhiːməʊˈstætɪk
homeostatic
ˌhəʊmɪəʊˈstætɪk
hydrostatic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈstætɪk
isostatic
ˌaɪsəʊˈstætɪk
magnetostatic
mæɡˌniːtəʊˈstætɪk
metastatic
ˌmɛtəˈstætɪk
orthostatic
ˌɔːθəʊˈstætɪk
prostatic
prɒˈstætɪk
static
ˈstætɪk
thermostatic
ˌθɜːməˈstætɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITHOSTATIC

lithophyse
lithophyte
lithophytic
lithopone
lithoprint
lithops
lithosol
lithospermum
lithosphere
lithospheric
lithotome
lithotomic
lithotomical
lithotomies
lithotomist
lithotomous
lithotomy
lithotripsy
lithotripter
lithotriptic

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITHOSTATIC

aerostatic
apostatic
atelectatic
automatic
biostatic
cryostatic
diastatic
ectatic
enhypostatic
fungistatic
geostatic
gyrostatic
homoeostatic
hyperstatic
nonstatic
photostatic
protatic
pyrostatic
rheostatic
siderostatic
telangiectatic

Synonyms and antonyms of lithostatic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lithostatic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITHOSTATIC

Find out the translation of lithostatic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lithostatic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lithostatic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

静岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

litostática
570 millions of speakers

English

lithostatic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lithostatic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lithostatic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

литостатическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

litostática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lithostatic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lithostatic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lithostatik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lithostatischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lithostatic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lithostatic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lithostatic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lithostatic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lithostatic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिथॉस्टॅटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lithostatic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

litostatico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lithostatic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літостатіческім
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

litostatice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιθοστατική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lithostatic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lithostatic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

litostatisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lithostatic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOSTATIC»

The term «lithostatic» is used very little and occupies the 153.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOSTATIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lithostatic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITHOSTATIC»

Discover the use of lithostatic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lithostatic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stress Field of the Earth's Crust
This assumed lithostatic state of stress throughout the Earth's crust is governed by p(z) = SH(z) = Sh(z) = SV(z) = ρgz, (5.1) where g is the gravitational acceleration and z is the depth within the Earth's crust. Strictly speaking, the lithostatic stress ...
Arno Zang, Ove Stephansson, 2009
2
Petrophysics: Theory and Practice of Measuring Reservoir ...
Lithostatic Pressure Gradient The lithostatic pressure gradient is caused by the density of the rocks and is transmitted through the grain-to-grain contacts of successive layers of rocks. The lithostatic weight is, however, supported by the ...
Djebbar Tiab, Erle C. Donaldson, 2012
3
Fundamentals of Basin and Petroleum Systems Modeling
2.2.1 Basic Formulation Hydrostatic and Lithostatic Pressure The hydrostatic pressure ph at depth h is equal to the weight of a pure water column from sea level with the water density ρw. ph(h)= ∫ h 0 gρwdz (2.5) with z = 0 at sea level.
Thomas Hantschel, Armin I. Kauerauf, 2009
4
Structural Geology
Lithostatic/hydrostatic reference state The lithostatic reference state is the simplest general stress modelfor theinterioroftheEarth.Itis basedonanidealized situation where the rock has no shear strength (ss1⁄40). A rock volume with this condition ...
Haakon Fossen, 2010
5
Applied Coal Petrology: The Role of Petrology in Coal ...
Under reservoir conditions, stress associated with adsorption and desorption is accompanied by hydrostatic and lithostatic stress, and interaction among these factors results in complex relationships among permeability and reservoir pressure ...
Isabel Suárez-Ruiz, John C. Crelling, 2008
6
Fluid Flow and Transport in Rocks
That fluid pressures approaching lithostatic pressure are also present deep within accretionary complexes has been inferred from studies of veining (Vrolijk, Myers and Moore, 1988; Fisher and Brantley, 1992), while overpressured fluids along ...
B. Jamtveit, Bruce Yardley, 1997
7
The Role of Fluids in Crustal Processes
By hydrostatic pressure what is meant is the pressure resulting from the density of an overlying column of fluid as opposed to the much greater pressure resulting from the density of an overlying column of rock (lithostatic pressure).
‎1990
8
From Rodinia to Pangea: The Lithotectonic Record of the ...
(B) Geothermal gradient method showing range of trapping conditions for aqueous inclusions with a ThA = 150 °C. Heavy dashed line shows all possible trapping conditions, while heavy solid line shows lithostatic conditions. (C) ThH isochore ...
Richard P. Tollo, 2010
9
Microtectonics
Lithostatic pressure at a point is uniform in all directions by definition; if a differential stress is present, the term mean stress could be used instead of lithostatic pressure. If pores are open to the surface, a fluid pressure may exist in the pores ...
Cees W. Passchier, Rudolph A. J. Trouw, 2005
10
Orogenic Processes: Quantification and Modelling in the ...
Schematic model of lower-crustal flow in response to pressure gradients resulting from lateral variations in lithostatic head, which in turn are a consequence of heterogeneous extension of the upper crust (simplified after Wernicke ( 1990)).
Wolfgang Franke, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITHOSTATIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lithostatic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bardarbunga volcano update: Predicting the end of the eruption in …
Once the pressure in the magma chamber reaches a balance (equals out with lithostatic pressure, i.e. the weight of the overlying rocks and ice), ... «VolcanoDiscovery, Jan 15»
2
First Swedish hard-rock diamonds discovered
... to a level below the lithostatic pressure, resulting from the downward extraction of the Earth's mantle wedge above the subducting continental ... «Phys.Org, Oct 14»
3
While Nebraska interest piques, no Niobrara boom expected
Permian salts combined with un-dewatered mud necessitate drilling with weighted systems to mitigate problems associated with lithostatic ... «Oil & Gas Journal, Jul 13»
4
Mt Fuji Volcano (Japan): increase of pressure in the magma …
What matters is the difference between the lithostatic pressure (weight of the volcanic edifice) and the gas pressure of the gases in the magma. «VolcanoDiscovery, Sep 12»
5
How to Trigger a Volcanic Eruption on Purpose
That pressure being released is what we call “lithostatic pressure,” that is the pressure caused by all the rocks above the magma. Lithostatic ... «Wired News, Apr 12»
6
Much ado about methane
Methane could only freeze into hydrate at depths below a few hundred meters in the soil, and then only at “lithostatic pressure” rather than ... «RealClimate, Jan 12»
7
Volcanic or not volcanic: The "steaming hills" of Santa Barbara are …
... the ground warms at almost 2-3C per 100 m, so it can get hot enough to boil water quite quickly (note that as the lithostatic pressure from rocks overhead goes ... «Big Think, Aug 11»
8
Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault
"The big finding is that there is very high fluid pressure down there, that is, lithostatic pressure, which means pressure equivalent to the load of ... «UC Berkeley, Dec 09»
9
Seismology: Do faults shimmy before they shake?
Kidney International Original Article. Tremor-tide correlations and near-lithostatic pore pressure on the deep San Andreas fault. Nature Letters to Editor (24 Dec ... «Nature.com, May 08»
10
Meridiani Planum and the global hydrology of Mars
... transition to the plastic regime, the water within would have been placed under the burden of the full lithostatic pressure and been expelled, ... «Nature.com, Mar 07»

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