instability, unstableness
(noun) the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute
instability
(noun) unreliability attributable to being unstable
instability
(noun) an unstable order
imbalance, instability, unbalance
(noun) a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; “a hormonal imbalance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
instability (countable and uncountable, plural instabilities)
(uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
(physics, countable) A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.
• volatility
Source: Wiktionary
In`sta*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Instabilities. Etym: [L. instabilitas: cf. F. instabilité.]
1. The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building.
2. Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper, custom, etc. Addison.
Syn.
– Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness; wavering; unsteadiness; unstableness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
