astableadj.
/eɪˈsteɪb(ə)l//əˈsteɪb(ə)l/ Not stable. In electronics: (see quot. 19601).
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bistable1949
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1951 Electronic Engin. 23 481/2 An astable multivibrator is synchronized by line frequency pulses at a multiple of line frequency.
1952 Proc. IRE 40 1531/2 The operation of this circuit may be monostable, bistable, or astable (oscillatory), depending on the nature of the emitter load.
1953 Electronic Engin. 25 239 A form of astable pulse generator..has been used by several workers.
1960 N. M. Cooke & J. Markus Electronics & Nucleonics Dict. 26/2 Astable circuit, a circuit that alternates automatically and continuously between two unstable states.
1960 N. M. Cooke & J. Markus Electronics & Nucleonics Dict. 26/2 Astable multivibrator, a multivibrator in which each tube alternately conducts and is cut off.
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