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metastability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
metasta-bil-i-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English stability English metastability From meta- + stability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

metastabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

metastable

Questions

What does metastability mean?
An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
Where does metastability come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English stability English metastability From meta- + stability.

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