Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unistable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unistable
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

stable when resting on one of its faces

Example Sentences

"24. Are there unistable polyhedra with less than 19 faces? / A unistable polyhedron is one which when made of material of uniform density, will rest in stable equilibrium on only one of its faces."
"There are two basic types of amorphous materials—the unistable and the bistable. The unistable material is one in which there are no structural changes. […] The mechanisms for carrier control in the unistable materials are electronic."
"(b) What is the least dimension, if any, in which a simplex can be unistable? If the condition of uniform density of material is relaxed, then a simplex can be unistable in 3 dimensions."

Etymology

From uni- + stable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: uni

Questions

What does unistable mean?: stable when resting on one of its faces
Where does unistable come from?: From uni- + stable.

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