monostable

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adjective

Having more than one state, only one of which is stable.

OriginEnglish stable ← Middle English stable ← Anglo-Norman stabe →
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Meanings

adjectivemonostable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessHaving more than one state, only one of which is stable.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Latinstabili
  5. Old Frenchestable
  6. Anglo-Normanstabe
  7. Middle Englishstable
  8. Englishstable
  9. Englishmonostable

From mono- + stable.

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Translations

Catalan monostable
  • monostableelectronics: having more than one state, only one of which is stable
Czech monostabilní
  • monostabilníelectronics: having more than one state, only one of which is stable
Finnish monostabiili
  • monostabiilielectronics: having more than one state, only one of which is stable
French monostable
  • monostableelectronics: having more than one state, only one of which is stable
Irish aonchobhsaí
  • aonchobhsaíelectronics: having more than one state, only one of which is stable
Italian monostabile
  • monostabileelectronics: having more than one state, only one of which is stable
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APA

monostable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monostable

MLA

“monostable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monostable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monostable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monostable.

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