"bistable" meaning in English

See bistable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: bi- + stable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|stable}} bi- + stable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bistable (not comparable)
  1. Having two stable states. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: bistable noise Translations (having two stable states): bistabilní (Czech), bistabiili (Finnish), kaksitilainen (Finnish), bistable (French), bistabil (German), bistabile (Italian), dà-bhunaiteach (Scottish Gaelic), dà-sheasmhach (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-bistable-en-adj-z4Pxs~PY Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 47 53

Noun

Forms: bistables [plural]
Etymology: bi- + stable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|stable}} bi- + stable Head templates: {{en-noun}} bistable (plural bistables)
  1. (computing, electronics) A flip-flop. Categories (topical): Computing, Electronics Translations (a flip-flop): kiikku (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bistable-en-noun-hEEyYtnk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 47 53 Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences

Inflected forms

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