bistable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwi-

Proto-Italic *dwi-

Latin bi-bor.

English bi-

English stable

English bistable

From bi- + stable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɪˈsteɪbəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪbəl

Adjective

bistable (not comparable)

1. Having two stable states.

Derived terms

• bistable noise
• nonbistable

Translations

having two stable states

• Catalan: biestable
• Czech: bistabilní
• Finnish: bistabiili, kaksitilainen
• French: bistable (fr)
• German: bistabil (de)
• Italian: bistabile (it)
• Scottish Gaelic: dà-bhunaiteach, dà-sheasmhach

Noun

bistable (plural bistables)

1. (computing, electronics) A flip-flop.

Translations

a flip-flop

• Finnish: kiikku (fi)