2. Adjective. (electronics) Having multiple states, none of which is stable. ¹
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Definition of Astable
1. not stable [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astable
| astable (current term) astacins astacus astaghfirullah astand astarboard astare astars astart astarted | astarting astarts astasia astasia-abasia |
Literary usage of Astable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"To this condition he gives the name met astable. At lower temperatures no nuclei
are necessary, and the crystals form spontaneously. ..."
2. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"Sta'-ble, vt to house in astable, [astable. Sta'-bled,* p. kept or housed ...
Stall, vt to keep in astable, Stall-fed, a. fattened in a sta- StaN'-feed, tj. ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1895)
"«astable. Public Finance. Cairnes, Political Essays. Thompson, GC. Public Opinion
and Ld. Beaconsfield. McCunn, J., Ethics of Citizenship. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"... exceptional behavior are : (1) a powerful river characterized by astable
channel, and a delta growing so rapidly as to preserve one or more distributing ..."
5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... 1968 Abstract: Mass spectrometric reactions have been empirically divided into
three classes based on met astable observations and the classification of ..."
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