Word: nonmetastable
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
me
ta
sta
ble
Definition: Not metastable; continuing in its present state of equilibrium unless sufficiently disturbed to pass to a more stable state of equilibrium
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
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.