NOUN | artifact | stabiliser, stabilizer | a device for making something stable |
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Meaning | A device for making something stable. | |
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Synonym | stabilizer | |
Narrower | fin | A stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish |
gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser | A stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis | |
outrigger | A stabilizer for a canoe | |
stabilizer bar, anti-sway bar | A rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks | |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
Spanish | estabilizador | |
Catalan | estabilitzador | |
Verbs | stabilise | make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium |
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