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(of physical systems) continuing in its present state of equilibrium unless sufficiently disturbed to pass to a more stable state of equilibrium
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| metastable |
a state of stability that is barely stable. Metastable states may be easily stimulated to become unstable.
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| metastable s. |
1. an excited state with an unusually long lifetime, ranging from 10-6 second to several minutes. 2. an intermediate state between the ground and excited states, requiring additional energy before decay to the ground state can occur.
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| metastable |
whose transformation speed is so low that it appears stable
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| metastable |
Possessing a state of pseudo-equilibrium that has a free energy higher than that of the true equilibrium state but from which a system does not change spontaneously.
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