stabile

sta·bile

 (stā′bĭl, -bəl, -bīl′, -bēl′)

adj.

Immobile; unchangeable; stable.

n.

An abstract sculpture, usually of sheet metal, resembling a mobile but having no moving parts.

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[Latin stabilis, stable; see stable¹.]

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stabile

(ˈsteɪbaɪl)

n

(Art Terms) arts a stationary abstract construction, usually of wire, metal, wood, etc. Compare mobile^6a

adj

1. fixed; stable

2. (Chemistry) resistant to chemical change

[C18: from Latin stabilis]

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sta•bile

(adj. ˈsteɪ bɪl, -bəl; esp. Brit. -baɪl; n. ˈsteɪ bil; esp. Brit. -baɪl)

adj.

1. fixed in position; stable.

2. resistant to physical or chemical change.

n.

3. an abstract sculpture consisting of immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, etc., attached to fixed supports. Compare mobile (def. 8).

[1790–1800; < Latin: neuter of stabilis stable²]

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stabile

A sculpture resembling a mobile, but which does not move. Compare mobile.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stabile - a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art mobile - sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
Adj.	1.	stabile - (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms stable - resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices"
	2.	stabile - not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills" immovable, immoveable, unmovable immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved

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