metastable

See also: métastable

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ stable

Adjective

metastable (not comparable)

(physics, chemistry) 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.

Derived terms

metastable isomer

Translations

of a long-lived unstable state

Finnish: metastabiili
French: métastable (fr)
German: metastabil (de)
Greek: μετασταθής (el) (metastathís)
Italian: metastabile (it)
Polish: metastabilny
Portuguese: metaestável
Romanian: metastabil (ro)
Spanish: metaestable
Turkish: yarı kararlı

Noun

metastable (plural metastables)

A particle, etc. in the metastable state.

Anagrams

metatables, stablemate, steam table, steamtable, tablemates

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