"bistable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /baɪˈsteɪbəl/
Rhymes: -eɪbəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilislbor. Old French estable Anglo-Norman stabelbor. Middle English stable English stable English bistable From bi- + stable. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bi-|stable&lt;id:unchanging&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. 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data-title="bistable"> From bi- + stable., {{ety|en|:af|bi-|stable&lt;id:unchanging&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilislbor. Old French estable Anglo-Norman stabelbor. Middle English stable English stable English bistable From bi- + stable. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bistable (not comparable)
  1. Having two stable states. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: bistable noise, nonbistable Translations (having two stable states): biestable (Catalan), bistabilní (Czech), bistabiili (Finnish), kaksitilainen (Finnish), bistable (French), bistabil (German), bistabile (Italian), dà-bhunaiteach (Scottish Gaelic), dà-sheasmhach (Scottish Gaelic)
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Noun [English]

IPA: /baɪˈsteɪbəl/ Forms: bistables [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪbəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilislbor. Old French estable Anglo-Norman stabelbor. Middle English stable English stable English bistable From bi- + stable. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bi-|stable&lt;id:unchanging&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilislbor. Old French estable Anglo-Norman stabelbor. Middle English stable English stable English bistable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bi-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "two", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "two", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwóh₁", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwi-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dwi-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "unchanging", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "unchanging", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "unchanging", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to stand", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*staējō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "stand", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*steh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₁ti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₁yeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sth₂éh₁yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*staēō", "lang" : "itc-pro" }, { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*staðlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to stand", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "to stand", "status" : { "1" : "itc-pro", "2" : ":from", "3" : "<alt:*staējō><ety:inh<ine-pro:*sth₂éh₁yeti<id:stand>>>", "id" : "to stand" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*staēō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "stō", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "est", "status" : { "1" : "itc-pro", "2" : ":from", "3" : "*-ðlom", "id" : "est", "tree" : "1" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "By surface analysis,", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix", "is_invisible" : "tree" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "stabilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "estable", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "stabel", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "stable", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stable", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bistable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bistable"> From bi- + stable., {{ety|en|:af|bi-|stable&lt;id:unchanging&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilislbor. Old French estable Anglo-Norman stabelbor. Middle English stable English stable English bistable From bi- + stable. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bistable (plural bistables)
  1. (computing, electronics) A flip-flop. Translations (a flip-flop): kiikku (Finnish)
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Inflected forms

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      "form": "bistables",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Computing",
        "en:Electronics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A flip-flop."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "electronics",
          "electronics"
        ],
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          "flip-flop",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "computing",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "electricity",
        "electromagnetism",
        "electronics",
        "energy",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baɪˈsteɪbəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪbəl"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "a flip-flop",
      "word": "kiikku"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bistable"
}

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