"monostatic" meaning in English

See monostatic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From mono- + static. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|static}} mono- + static Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monostatic (not comparable)
  1. Describing a radar system in which the transmitter and receiver are collocated. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monostatic-en-adj-4WYZN2JF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (mathematics, geometry) A solid body with a single stable resting point. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monostatic-en-adj-X~j3hEZe Categories (other): Geometry, Mathematics, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 36 64 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: monostatically
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