metastable
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See also: métastable
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
Translations[edit]
of a long-lived unstable state
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Noun[edit]
metastable (plural metastables)
- A particle, etc. in the metastable state.