instability
noun
the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness.
instabilities
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pluralof instability.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The researchers believe these swirling flows are evidence of Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities, a familiar phenomenon in fluid dynamics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
These instabilities have been a major obstacle to improving fusion performance.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026
By developing a new high-density operating approach for EAST, the team showed that plasma density can be pushed well past long-standing empirical limits without triggering the disruptive instabilities that usually end experiments.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026
When applied to cosmic scales, this suggests that plasma instabilities alone are too weak to account for the missing gamma rays.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
A man so willed must finally see that it is the source of pitiful instabilities and waywardness.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by George M. (George Milbrey) Gould
