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unstableness
[
uhn-
stey
-b
uh
l
]
un·sta·ble
/
ʌnˈsteɪ
bəl
/
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[
uhn-
stey
-b
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
not
stable
;
not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
2.
liable to fall or sway.
3.
unsteadfast; inconstant; wavering:
unstable convictions.
4.
marked by emotional instability:
an unstable person.
5.
irregular in
movement
:
an unstable heartbeat.
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6.
Chemistry
.
noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English;
see
un-
1
,
stable
2
Related forms
un·sta·ble·ness,
noun
un·sta·bly,
adverb
Synonyms
2.
precarious.
2, 3.
See
unsettled.
3.
vacillating.
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unstable
(ʌnˈsteɪb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
lacking stability, fixity, or firmness
2.
disposed to temperamental, emotional, or psychological variability
3.
(of a chemical compound) readily decomposing
4.
physics
a. (of an elementary particle) having a very short lifetime
b. spontaneously decomposing by nuclear decay; radioactive:
an unstable nuclide
5.
electronics
(of an electrical circuit, mechanical body, etc) having a tendency to self-oscillation
un'stableness
—
n
un'stably
—
adv
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