Meaning

6 senses
  1. Any person or thing that brings stability.

    (British, English, Oxford, US)Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.

    Stabilisator

    стабіліза́торstabilizátor

  2. (British, English, Oxford, US)An additional wheel on a bicycle to keep it upright to assist a learner.

    страхувальні колесаstraxuvalʹni kolesa

  3. (British, English, Oxford, US)A gyroscopically controlled fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship in rough seas.

  4. (British, English, Oxford, US)An airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile.

    airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft

  5. (British, English, Oxford, US)A piece of backing fabric used in embroidery.

  6. (British, English, Oxford, US)For a group operating on a set and an element x of the set, the set of all group elements fixing x.

    Stabilisator

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Lithium is used as a mood stabilizer.

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  2. Katti's work involved very small particles of gold encapsulated in a protective stabilizer from an acacia tree.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
substance added to something in order to stabilize it:
training wheels on child's bicycle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
substance added to something in order to stabilize it:
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