Unistable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    stable when resting on one of its faces not-comparable

    "24. Are there unistable polyhedra with less than 19 faces? / A unistable polyhedron is one which when made of material of uniform density, will rest in stable equilibrium on only one of its faces."

Example

More examples

"24. Are there unistable polyhedra with less than 19 faces? / A unistable polyhedron is one which when made of material of uniform density, will rest in stable equilibrium on only one of its faces."

Etymology

From uni- + stable.

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