geostatic








adjective

  1. of or relating to pressure exerted by the weight of overlying rock.
  2. (of a construction) resistant to such pressure.

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to the pressure exerted by a mass of rock or a similar substancealso: lithostatic
  2. (of a construction) able to resist the pressure of a mass of earth or similar material
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