stabilizer
Any person or thing that brings stabilityAny person or thing that brings stability.: Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.
» Lithium is used as a mood stabilizer.
Meaning
6 sensesAny 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
(British, English, Oxford, US)An additional wheel on a bicycle to keep it upright to assist a learner.
страхувальні колесаstraxuvalʹni kolesa
(British, English, Oxford, US)A gyroscopically controlled fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship in rough seas.
(British, English, Oxford, US)An airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile.
airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
(British, English, Oxford, US)A piece of backing fabric used in embroidery.
(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 sentencesLithium is used as a mood stabilizer.
Katti's work involved very small particles of gold encapsulated in a protective stabilizer from an acacia tree.
Translations
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Forms
plural: stabilizersSynonyms
2 synonyms- a device for making something stable:stabiliser