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Meaning of "metastability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METASTABILITY

metastability  [ˌmetəstəˈbɪlətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METASTABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metastability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES METASTABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

metastability

Metastability

Metastability describes the extended time spent by an isolated system in a long lived configuration other than the system's state of least energy. During a metastable state of finite lifetime all state-describing parameters reach and hold stationary values. While in isolation: ▪ the state of least energy is the only one the system will indefinitely inhabit; ▪ the system will spontaneously leave any other state to eventually return to the least energetic state. A single particle analogy may be drawn with a ball resting in a hollow on a slope. With some perturbation the ball may start rolling again to lower levels. Isomerisation is another common example, where higher energy isomers are long lived as they are prevented from rearranging to the ground state by barriers in the potential energy. The metastability concept originates in the physics of first-order phase transitions later to acquire new meanings in the study of aggregated subatomic particles or in molecules, macromolecules or clusters of atoms and molecules. Later on it was borrowed for the study of decision-making and information transmitting systems.

Definition of metastability in the English dictionary

The definition of metastability in the dictionary is the quality or state of having a state of apparent equilibrium although capable of changing to a more stable state. Other definition of metastability is the quality or state of existing in an excited state with a relatively long lifetime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METASTABILITY


applicability
əˌplɪkəˈbɪlətɪ
combustibility
kəmˌbʌstəˈbɪlətɪ
comprehensibility
ˌkɒmprɪhɛnsəˈbɪlətɪ
controllability
kənˌtrəʊləˈbɪlətɪ
creditability
ˌkrɛdɪtəˈbɪlətɪ
enforceability
ɪnˈfɔːsəˈbɪlətɪ
flammability
ˌflæməˈbɪlətɪ
formability
ˌfɔːməˈbɪlətɪ
inapplicability
ˌɪnəˌplɪkəˈbɪlətɪ
respectability
rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlətɪ
reusability
ˌriːˌjuːzəˈbɪlətɪ
sociability
ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪlətɪ
suitability
ˌsuːtəˈbɪlətɪ
sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlətɪ
tunability
ˌtjuːnəˈbɪlətɪ
unavailability
ˌʌnəˌveɪləˈbɪlətɪ
unreliability
ˌʌnrɪlaɪəˈbɪlətɪ
variability
ˌvɛərɪəˈbɪlətɪ
viability
ˌvaɪəˈbɪlətɪ
vulnerability
ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METASTABILITY

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metapsychology
metarchon
metasequoia
metasilicate
metasilicic
metasoma
metasomatic
metasomatism
metasomatosis
metastable
metastably
metastases
Metastasio
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WORDS THAT END LIKE METASTABILITY

ability
accessibility
availability
capability
compatibility
disability
durability
eligibility
facility
flexibility
functionality
liability
mobility
nobility
possibility
probability
reliability
responsibility
stability
utility
visibility

Synonyms and antonyms of metastability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metastability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METASTABILITY

Find out the translation of metastability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

亚稳态
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metaestabilidad
570 millions of speakers

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metastability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metastability
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metastability
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метастабильностью
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metaestabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metastability
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métastabilité
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Translator English - Malay

Metastabiliti
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Translator English - German

Metastabilitäts
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Translator English - Japanese

準安定
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

준 안정성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metastabilitas
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vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metastability
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metastability
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटास्टाबिलिटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metastability
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metastabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metastabilność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метастабільним
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Translator English - Romanian

metastability
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Translator English - Greek

metastability
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Translator English - Afrikaans

metastabiliteit
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Translator English - Swedish

metastabilitet
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

metastability
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metastability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METASTABILITY»

The term «metastability» is normally little used and occupies the 109.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METASTABILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metastability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METASTABILITY»

Discover the use of metastability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metastability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Large Deviations and Metastability
Covers an area at intersection of probability theory and statistical mechanics.
Enzo Olivieri, Maria Eulália Vares, 2005
2
Soft and Fragile Matter: Nonequilibrium Dynamics, ...
Written by internationally recognized experts, the book contains introductions at the level of a graduate course in soft condensed matter and statistical physics to the following areas: experimental techniques, polymers, rheology, colloids, ...
Michael E. Cates, M.R Evans, 2000
3
Chalcogenides: Metastability and Phase Change Phenomena
A state-of-the-art description of metastability observed in chalcogenide alloys is presented with the accent on the underlying physics.
Alexander V. Kolobov, Junji Tominaga, 2012
4
Photo-Induced Metastability in Amorphous Semiconductors
A useful reference not only for graduates but also for scientific and industrial researchers. With a foreword of Kazunobu Tanaka. A review summarizing the current state of research in the field, bridging the gaps in the existing literature.
Alexander V. Kolobov, 2006
5
Complexity, metastability and nonextensivity: an ...
All papers have been peer-reviewed. This volume gives an updated overview of current interdisciplinary studies on complex systems and nonextensive statistical mechanics.
Sumiyoshi Abe, Piero Quarati, 2007
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Complexity, Metastability and Nonextensivity: 31st Workshop ...
This book presents the latest techniques, algorithms, research accomplishments and trend in computer science and engineering. It collects together 222 peer reviewed papers presented at the 11th Joint International Computer Conference.
Christian Beck, 2005
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Metastability and Markov State Models in Molecular Dynamics: ...
Whenever a metastable full partition satisfies (3.10), each of its sets A k satisfies 17(Ak, Ak) z 1, which means they can be considered as almost invariant. 3.4. Definitions of Metastability The intuitive understanding of metastability is connected ...
Christof Schütte, Marco Sarich, 2013
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Layered Structures - Heteroepitaxy, Superlattices, Strain, ...
The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.
B. W. Dodson, L. J. Schowalter, J. E. Cunningham, 1990
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Metastability of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide ...
High efficiency thin film solar cells have the potential for being a world energy solution because of their cost-effectiveness. Looking to the future of solar energy, there is the opportunity and challenge for thin film solar cells.
Jinwoo Lee, 2008
10
Emerging Technologies and Circuits
The purpose of the transparency window in the datapath latch is to eliminate datapath metastability while detecting timing errors. When input data arrives late, an error signal is generated even though the input data traverses to the latch output.
Amara Amara, Thomas Ea, Marc Belleville, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METASTABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metastability is used in the context of the following news items.
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When All Have the Bomb
Conclusion: Until today, the world has lived with nuclear metastability enforced by the psychology of mutually assured destruction. With nuclear ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
2
Distinguishing the rates of gene activation from phenotypic variations
The previous work of the authors has established a good framework to understand the metastability based on large deviation theory for Markov ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
3
How the maternal environment influences infants' DNA: An author Q&A
There is currently a lot of interest in the phenomenon of epigenetic metastability. To be considered a metastable epiallele, a stochastic process ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
4
Viewpoint: Cooper Pairs Dance in a Disk
JETP 34, 610 (1972); J. M. Kosterlitz and D. J. Thouless, “Ordering, Metastability and Phase-Transitions In Two-Dimensional Systems,” J. Phys. «Physics, Jun 15»
5
Atrenta Expands SpyGlass ® for Xilinx FPGAs
“Verification of clock domain crossings and metastability issues is mission critical for SoC designs with multiple asynchronous clock domains. «Business Wire, Jun 15»
6
Concept Engineering's Nlview™ Schematic Visualization Engine to …
ALINT-PRO-CDC is a design verification solution that enables verification of clock domain crossings and handling of metastability issues in ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
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TAU Discovers New Way to Deliver Drugs
... Liquid, Matter, Membrane biology, Metastability, Phase transitions, Phases of matter, Roy Beck, Supercooling, Tel Aviv University ... «Jewish Business News, May 15»
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Q&A: Wenhao Sun and the Calcium Conundrum
By better understanding metastability during materials formation, we can begin to rationally design synthesis strategies to bias the formation of ... «Laboratory Equipment, Apr 15»
9
Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater
Sun explains that the team chose to explore metastability using calcium carbonate because many decades of good experimental data are ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
10
Hardware Security: Getting Serious
I confirmed with one of the authors that metastability is indeed an issue. But there are methods for accommodating it. One can design the ... «EE Journal, Jan 15»

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