bistable
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of bistable
Example Sentences
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"This basic shape is, by itself, bistable," says Jie Yin, corresponding author of a paper on the work and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2025
Nike made a splash in 2021 when it introduced the Go FlyEase, which were hands-free sneakers featuring a bistable hinge.
From The Verge • May 23, 2022
The Go FlyEase made a splash when it was first introduced thanks to its bistable hinge.
From The Verge • May 2, 2022
Park, B. O., Ahrends, R. & Teruel, M. N. Consecutive positive feedback loops create a bistable switch that controls preadipocyte-to-adipocyte conversion.
From Nature • Sep. 24, 2017
Rees and his group used a dynamic version of such bistable illusions: a cloud of moving dots perceived as a cylinder rotating either to the left or to the right.
From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2011
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