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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sta•bi•liz•er /ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a device that stabilizes.
See -stab-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sta•bi•liz•er (stā′bə lī′zər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that stabilizes.
- Aeronauticsa device for stabilizing an aircraft, as the fixed, horizontal tail surface on an airplane. Cf. horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer.
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- Nauticala mechanical device for counteracting the roll of a vessel, consisting of a pair of retractable fins so pivoted as to oppose a downward force with an upward one, and vice versa.
- Naval Termsa gyrostabilizer.
- Nutritionany of various substances added to foods, chemical compounds, etc., to prevent deterioration, the breaking down of an emulsion, or the loss of desirable properties.
- any compound that, when included with an explosive, decreases the ability of the latter to decompose spontaneously.
- a substance, as beeswax or aluminum stearate, added to a fast-drying oil paint to improve the dispersion of pigment.
- Transporta comparatively large shock absorber for motor vehicles.
- Military
- any of various devices or systems that keep a gun mounted on a moving ship, tank, or plane automatically aimed at its target.
- any of various mechanical devices, such as fins, or electronic systems that keep a shell, bomb, rocket, etc., aligned with its target.
- Military, Nautical, Naval Terms[Navy.]any of various devices or systems used to keep a submarine or a torpedo at the proper depth or in the proper position.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stabilizer, stabiliser /ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə/ n - any device for stabilizing an aircraft
- a substance added to something to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state, such as an additive to food to preserve its texture during distribution and storage
- a system of one or more pairs of fins projecting from the hull of a ship and controllable to counteract roll
- See gyrostabilizer
- either of a pair of brackets supporting a small wheel that can be fitted to the back wheel of a bicycle to help an inexperienced cyclist to maintain balance
- a measure, such as progressive taxation, interest-rate control, or unemployment benefit, used to restrict swings in prices, employment, production, etc, in a free economy
- a person or thing that stabilizes
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