adjective
- not steady; changing, irregular, or unstable
Usage: technical; often used in scientific contexts
Examples
- The nonsteady flow of water through the pipe caused pressure variations.
- Nonsteady conditions in the atmosphere made weather prediction difficult.
- The engineer analyzed the nonsteady heat transfer in the system.
- Nonsteady state reactions require more complex mathematical models.
- The nonsteady current in the circuit created electrical interference.