astable

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.
English a-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *staējō
Proto-Italic *staēō
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Proto-Italic *staðlis?
Latin stabilislbor.
Old French estable
Anglo-Norman stabelbor.
Middle English stable
English stable
English astable

    From a- + stable. Piecewise doublet of unstable and instable.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /eɪˈsteɪbəl/
    • Rhymes: -eɪbəl

    Adjective

    astable (not comparable)

    1. Not stable.
    2. (electronics) Having multiple states, none of which is stable.

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