monostable

[ mon-uh-stey-buhl ]

adjective

1. (of an electric or electronic circuit) having only one stable state.

monostable

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈsteɪbəl /

adjective

1. physics (of an electronic circuit) having only one stable state but able to pass into a second state in response to an input pulse

Word History and Origins

Origin of monostable¹

mono- + stable ²