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unstable
[ uhn-stey-buhl ]
adjective
- not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- liable to fall or sway.
Synonyms:
- unsteadfast; inconstant; wavering:
unstable convictions.
Synonyms:
- marked by emotional instability:
an unstable person.
- irregular in movement:
an unstable heartbeat.
- Chemistry. noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds.
unstable
/ ʌˈٱɪə /
adjective
- lacking stability, fixity, or firmness
- disposed to temperamental, emotional, or psychological variability
- (of a chemical compound) readily decomposing
- physics
- (of an elementary particle) having a very short lifetime
- spontaneously decomposing by nuclear decay; radioactive
an unstable nuclide
- electronics (of an electrical circuit, mechanical body, etc) having a tendency to self-oscillation
unstable
/ ŭ-′ə /
- Liable to undergo spontaneous decay into some other form. For example, the nucleus of uranium 238 atom is unstable and changes by radioactive decay into the nucleus of thorium 234, a lighter element. Many subatomic particles, such as muons and neutrons, are unstable and decay quickly into other particles.
- See more at decay
- Relating to a chemical compound that readily decomposes or changes into other compounds or into elements.
- Relating to an atom or chemical element that is likely to share electrons; reactive.
- Characterized by uncertain or inadequate response to treatment and the potential for unfavorable outcome, as the status of a medical condition or disease.
Derived Forms
- ܲˈٲ, adverb
- ܲˈٲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲ·ٲb·Ա noun
- ܲ·ٲb adverb
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Example Sentences
The company became a publicly traded company in 2021, after delaying its original IPO in 2019 due to unstable market conditions.
Only a small number of cards, used for specific purposes such as by diplomatic staff working in unstable environments, will be exempt from the freeze.
The internet connection is unstable, but when connected they learned of their neighbours' deaths from Facebook posts.
Unable to afford tuition fees after his family became financially unstable, his daily routine is now a far cry from libraries and lecture halls.
The calculation of homeless mortality rates is inherently unstable.
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