sta·bile (st  b l, -b l, -b l , -b l)adj. Immobile; unchangeable; stable. n. An abstract sculpture, usually of sheet metal, resembling a mobile but having no moving parts. [Latin stabilis, stable; see stable1.] |
stabile [ˈsteɪbaɪl]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / 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
[from Latin stabilis]
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| 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"immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved |
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