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monostable

[ mon-uh-stey-buhl ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈsteɪ bəl /
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adjective
(of an electric or electronic circuit) having only one stable state.
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Origin of monostable

mono- + stable2

Words nearby monostable

monosome, monosomic, monospaced type, monospermous, monospermy, monostable, monostearate, monostich, monostichous, monostome, monostrophe
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British Dictionary definitions for monostable

monostable
/ (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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