Meanings
adjectivebistable (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving two stable states.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Italic*dwi-
- Latinbi-
- Englishbi-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*staējō
- Proto-Italic*staēō
- Proto-Italic*staðlis?
- Latinstabili
- Old Frenchestable
- Anglo-Normanstabe
- Middle Englishstable
- Englishstable
- Englishbistable
Translations
Catalan biestable
- biestablehaving two stable states
Czech bistabilní
- bistabilníhaving two stable states
Finnish bistabiili, kaksitilainen
- bistabiilihaving two stable states
- kaksitilainenhaving two stable states
- kiikkua flip-flop
French bistable
- bistablehaving two stable states
German bistabil
- bistabilhaving two stable states
Italian bistabile
- bistabilehaving two stable states
Scottish Gaelic dà-bhunaiteach, dà-sheasmhach
- dà-bhunaiteachhaving two stable states
- dà-sheasmhachhaving two stable states
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bistable
tableablecablelabelenableunablestabledisableunstablefablesablebabelMabelgablevtablechaebolrelabelastablechange tablechanging tablediaper tabledrink tableinablekettle cable
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
bistable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistable
MLA
“bistable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bistable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistable.
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