adj.
Pronunciation: - ' st ā -b ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1897
: having or characterized by only a slight margin of stability <a metastable compound>
– meta · sta · bil · i · ty \ -st ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– meta · sta · bly \ - ' st ā -b( ə -)l ē \ adverb