atactic

əˈtæktɪk

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Definition of atactic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

chemistry

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describing polymers with random subunit arrangement

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The atactic polymer had unpredictable properties.

medical

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related to lack of muscle coordination

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The patient showed atactic movements during the examination.

clumsy

uncoordinated

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Origin of atactic

Greek, a- (not) + taktos (orderly)

Examples of atactic in a sentence

The atactic nature of the material made it versatile.
Her atactic gait was noticeable as she walked down the hallway.
The doctor noted the atactic speech patterns during the consultation.

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French:atactique, ataxique, ...
German:ataktisch, unkoordiniert, ...
Italian:atattico, atassico, ...
Spanish:atáctico, atáxico, ...
Portuguese:atático, atáxico, ...
Chinese:无序的, 共济失调的, ...
Japanese:無規則な, 協調性のない, ...
Arabic:عَشْوائِي, رَنَحِي, ...
Hebrew:אַטַקְטִי, ...
Russian:атактический, неуклюжий, ...
Ukrainian:атактичний, ...
Hindi:अटैक्टिक, असमंजसपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:এলোমেলো, অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:atàctics, atàctic, ...
Czech:ataktický, ...
Danish:ataktisk, ataktiske, ...
Dutch:atactisch, ...
Greek:ατακτικός, αταξικός, ...
Hungarian:ataktikus, ataxiás, ...
Khmer:ដែលមានការរៀបចំអនុឯកតាក្នុងប៉ូលីមែរដោយចៃដន្យ, អសម្របសម្រួលចលនា, ...
Korean:비정형의, 운동 실조성의, ...
Persian:بی‌نظم, آتاکتیک, ...
Polish:ataktyczny, niezborowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):atático, atáxico, ...
Romanian:atactic, ataxic, ...
Swedish:ataktisk, okoordinerad, ...
Thai:สุ่ม, ขาดการประสานงานของกล้ามเนื้อ, ...
Turkish:ataktik, koordinasyonsuz, ...
Vietnamese:vô định hình, mất phối hợp, ...

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