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单词 instable
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instableadj.

/ɪnˈsteɪb(ə)l/
Forms: Also 1700s instabile.
Etymology: < Latin instabilis, < in- (in- prefix4) + stabilis stable adj. Compare French instable (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).
Now rare.
Not stable; lacking stability; unstable.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > inequality > [adjective] > unbalanced
tickle1515
instable1599
untrimmeda1732
unbalanced1733
uncounterbalanced1780
bottom-heavy1819
unstable1839
out of balance1920
off-kilter1985
1483 [implied in: W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 32/2 Me thynketh he myght doo no lasse consyderynge our Instableness. (at instableness n.)].
1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. Instable or vnstable.
1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. i. §8. 36 A building cannot be stable, if any one of the necessary pillars thereof be infirme and instable.
1711 E. Ward Vulgus Britannicus (ed. 3) i. 48 Who would have thought the Rabble were so ingrateful and instable?
1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) vii. 130 The equilibrium of a boat may be rendered instable by the passengers standing up in it.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 914 Persons of instable nervous system may be less able to withstand such influences [of tobacco].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

instablev.

Etymology: < in- prefix3 + stable n.1
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
transitive. To stable (a horse. etc.).
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1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Installare, to install, to instable.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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