bistable

[ bahy-stey-buh l ]
/ baɪˈsteɪ bəl /

adjective

(of an electric or electronic circuit) having two stable states.

Origin of bistable

First recorded in 1945–50; bi-1 + stable2

Words nearby bistable

bissextile, bissextus, bisso, bissonata, bist, bistable, bistate, bister, bisto, bistort, bistoury

British Dictionary definitions for bistable

bistable
/ (baɪˈsteɪbəl) /

adjective

having two stable states bistable circuit

noun

computing another name for flip-flop (def. 2)