stat

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stat1 /stat/

▶abbreviation informal

• 1 photostat.

• 2 statistic(s).

• 3 thermostat.

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stat2 /stat/

▶adverb (in a medical direction or prescription) immediately.

– origin C19: abbrev. of L. statim.

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-stat/stat/

▶combining form denoting instruments, substances, etc. maintaining a controlled state: thermostat.

– origin partly from (helio)stat, partly a back-form. from static.