metastable
metastable adjective: of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition.
Adjective
metastable (comparative more metastable, superlative most metastable)
- Of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition.
Noun
metastable (plural metastables)
- A particle, etc. in the metastable state.
metastable meaning in Tamil and Urdu
metastable in Tamil
- சிற்றுறுதியான, தோற்ற உறதி சமநிலை
metastable in Urdu
- بہت کم پائیدار
Forms of metastable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more metastable |
| superlative | most metastable |
| Noun | |
| plural | metastables |
Origin of metastable
From meta- + stable.
Words formed from metastable
Phrases with metastable
Questions about metastable
- What does metastable mean?
- Metastable means of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition.
- What is metastable in Tamil?
- Metastable in Tamil is சிற்றுறுதியான, தோற்ற உறதி சமநிலை. See Metastable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is metastable?
- Metastable can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near metastable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: metastable (page history and authors); metastable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); metastable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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