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metastably, adv.|mɛtəˈsteɪblɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a metastable state.
1938A. Johannsen Descr. Petrogr. Ign. Rocks IV. 401 Clinopyroxenes..may form metastably at lower temperatures. 1963W. A. Deer et al. Rock-Forming Min. IV. 181 The higher temperature forms..can exist metastably below their inversion temperatures. 1973A. D. Edgar Exper. Petrol. iii. 61 For some compositions it may be necessary to avoid certain very reactive components, e.g. α- cristobalite, which is known to persist metastably well below its equilibrium stability field. |