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• stā- — To stand; with derivatives meaning “place or thing that is standing.” Oldest form *steə₂ , colored to *staə₂ , contracted to *stā . Derivatives include steed, stud2, arrest, instant, understand, static, prostitute, insist, ecstasy, and system. I …   Universalium

• bistable — /buy stay beuhl/, adj. (of an electric or electronic circuit) having two stable states. [1945 50; BI 1 + STABLE2] * * * …   Universalium

• establish — establishable, adj. establisher, n. /i stab lish/, v.t. 1. to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice. 2. to install or settle in a position, place,… …   Universalium

• instable — /in stay beuhl/, adj. not stable; unstable. [1375 1425; late ME < L instabilis. See IN 3, STABLE2] * * * …   Universalium

• metastable — metastability /met euh steuh bil i tee/, n. /met euh stay beuhl, met euh stay /, adj. 1. Metall. chemically unstable in the absence of certain conditions that would induce stability, but not liable to spontaneous transformation. 2. Also, labile.… …   Universalium

• monostable — /mon euh stay beuhl/, adj. (of an electric or electronic circuit) having only one stable state. [MONO + STABLE2] * * * …   Universalium

• stable — stable1 stablelike, adj. /stay beuhl/, n., v., stabled, stabling. n. 1. a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc. 2. such a building with stalls. 3. a collection of animals housed in such a building. 4. Horse Racing. a. an… …   Universalium

• thermostable — thermostability, n. /therr moh stay beuhl/, adj. Biochem. capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile). [1900 05; THERMO + STABLE2] * *… …   Universalium

• unstable — unstableness, n. unstably, adv. /un stay beuhl/, adj. 1. not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady. 2. liable to fall or sway. 3. unsteadfast; inconstant; wavering: unstable convictions. 4. marked by emotional instability: an unstable person …   Universalium

• stable — sta|ble1 W3 [ˈsteıbəl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estable, from Latin stabilis, from stare to stand ] 1.) steady and not likely to move or change ≠ ↑unstable →↑stability ▪ A wide base will make the structure much more stable. in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stable — stable1 adjective (stabler, stablest) 1》 not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed. 2》 not likely to change or fail.     ↘not deteriorating in health after an injury or operation.     ↘emotionally well balanced. 3》 not liable to undergo… …   English new terms dictionary