homeostatic

English

Alternative forms

• homoeostatic

Etymology

From homeo- +‎ -static.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhoʊmioʊˈstætɪk/

Adjective

homeostatic (not comparable)

1. (biology, physiology) Of or pertaining to homeostasis.

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

   • 1992, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow, Rider, published 2002, →ISBN, page 46:

     Sleep, rest, food and sex provide restorative homeostatic experiences that return consciousness to order after the needs of the body intrude and cause psychic entropy to occur.

Translations

of or pertaining to homeostasis

• Catalan: homeostàtic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 稳态的 (zh) (wěntài de)

• Czech: homeostatický
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: homeostatisch (nl)
• Finnish: homeostaattinen (fi)
• French: homéostatique (fr)
• Georgian: ჰომეოსტაზური (homeosṭazuri)
• German: homöostatisch (de)
• Hungarian: homeosztatikus
• Irish: aonstádach
• Italian: omeostatico (it)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: homeostático (pt)
• Romanian: homeostatic
• Russian: гомеостати́ческий (ru) (gomeostatíčeskij)
• Spanish: homeostático
• Swedish: homeostatisk
• Ukrainian: гомеостати́чний (homeostatýčnyj)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French homéostatique. Equivalent to homeo- +‎ -static.

Adjective

homeostatic m or n (feminine singular homeostatică, masculine plural homeostatici, feminine and neuter plural homeostatice)

1. homeostatic

Declension

Declension of homeostatic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	homeostatic		homeostatică	homeostatici	homeostatice
	definite	homeostaticul		homeostatica	homeostaticii	homeostaticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	homeostatic		homeostatice	homeostatici	homeostatice
	definite	homeostaticului		homeostaticei	homeostaticilor	homeostaticelor