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bistable

[ bahy-stey-buhl ]

adjective

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


bistable

/ baɪˈsteɪbəl /

adjective

  1. having two stable states

    bistable circuit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. computing another name for flip-flop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bistable1

First recorded in 1945–50; bi- 1 + stable 2
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Example Sentences

Nike made a splash in 2021 when it introduced the Go FlyEase, which were hands-free sneakers featuring a bistable hinge.

The Go FlyEase made a splash when it was first introduced thanks to its bistable hinge.

Those sneakers featured a “bistable hinge” that allowed a person to put on and take off the shoe hands-free.

However, instead of that shoe’s “bistable hinge,” Nike said the Glide FlyEase has a flexible heel.

The core innovation here is a so-called bistable hinge that lets the shoe move between two positions: an upright one in which the inner sole of the shoe sits at a roughly 30-degree angle so you can easily slip your foot in, and the collapsed position in which the outer layer sits snugly around the inner one while you walk or run.

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