Isostatic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isostatic \I`so*stat"ic\, a. [Iso- + static.] (Physics & Geol.)
     Subjected to equal pressure from every side; being in
     hydrostatic equilibrium, as a body submerged in a liquid at
     rest; pertaining to, or characterized by, isostasy.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]