Word: metastable
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: met
as
ta
ble
Definition: Of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having analogies with metaphysics.
Affix: stable
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stō
Language: la
Decoded: sto
Meaning: stand firm
Affix: -bilis
Language: la
Decoded: -bilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -(a)ble; used to form an adjective, usually from a verb, indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon.