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monostable

American

[mon-uh-stey-buhl] / ˌmɒn əˈsteɪ bəl /

adjective

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

monostable British

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈsteɪbəl /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of monostable

mono- + stable ²

Example Sentences

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The result was the start of what would become the now ubiquitous and indispensable Janelia Fluor dyes, bright, photostable, cell-permeable fluorescent probes that allow biologists to see the molecules inside cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

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