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homeostatic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌhoʊmioʊˈstætɪk/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH OW2 M IY0 OW0 S T AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to homeostasis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, physiology, sciences

Examples

  • Multicellular organisms require a homeostatic internal environment in order to live.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

related to or characterized by homeostasis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From homeo- + -static.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: homeostàtic — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稳态的 (wěntài de) — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Czech: homeostatický — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Dutch: homeostatisch — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Finnish: homeostaattinen — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • French: homéostatique — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Georgian: ჰომეოსტაზური (homeosṭazuri) — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • German: homöostatisch — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Hungarian: homeosztatikus — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Irish: aonstádach — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Italian: omeostatico — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Portuguese: homeostático — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Romanian: homeostatic — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Russian: гомеостати́ческий (gomeostatíčeskij) — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Spanish: homeostático — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Swedish: homeostatisk — of or pertaining to homeostasis
  • Ukrainian: гомеостати́чний (homeostatýčnyj) — of or pertaining to homeostasis