Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [met-uh-stey-buh l, met-uh-stey-]
- /ˈmɛt əˌsteɪ bəl, ˌmɛt əˈsteɪ-/
- /mˌetəstˈeɪbəl/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [met-uh-stey-buh l, met-uh-stey-]
- /ˈmɛt əˌsteɪ bəl, ˌmɛt əˈsteɪ-/
Definitions of metastable word
- adjective metastable Metallurgy. chemically unstable in the absence of certain conditions that would induce stability, but not liable to spontaneous transformation. 1
- adjective metastable Also, labile. Physics, Chemistry. pertaining to a body or system existing at an energy level (metastable state) above that of a more stable state and requiring the addition of a small amount of energy to induce a transition to the more stable state. 1
- noun metastable (of a state of equilibrium) stable provided it is subjected to no more than small disturbances. 1
- adjective metastable (of a body or system) having a state of apparent equilibrium although capable of changing to a more stable state 0
- adjective metastable (of an atom, molecule, ion, or atomic nucleus) existing in an excited state with a relatively long lifetime 0
- noun metastable a metastable atom, ion, molecule, or nucleus 0
Information block about the term
Origin of metastable
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; meta- + stable2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Metastable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
metastable popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
metastable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with metastable
- what is metastable equilibrium?
- what is a metastable isotope?
- what does metastable mean?
- what is metastable state?
- what is metastable?
- what is metastable state in laser?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with me
- Words starting with met
- Words starting with meta
- Words starting with metas
- Words starting with metast
- Words starting with metasta
- Words starting with metastab
- Words starting with metastabl
- Words starting with metastable