sta·bil·i·ty (st -b l -t )n. pl. sta·bil·i·ties 1. The state or quality of being stable, especially: a. Resistance to change, deterioration, or displacement. b. Constancy of character or purpose; steadfastness. c. Reliability; dependability. 2. The ability of an object, such as a ship or aircraft, to maintain equilibrium or resume its original, upright position after displacement, as by the sea or strong winds. 3. Roman Catholic Church A vow committing a Benedictine monk to one monastery for life. |
stability [stəˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the quality of being stable
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the ability of an aircraft to resume its original flight path after inadvertent displacement
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol
a. the condition of an air or water mass characterized by no upward movement
b. the degree of susceptibility of an air mass to disturbance by convection currents
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Ecology the ability of an ecosystem to resist change
5. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) Electrical engineering the ability of an electrical circuit to cope with changes in the operational conditions
6. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a vow taken by every Benedictine monk attaching him perpetually to the monastery where he is professed
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | stability - the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast steadiness, firmness - the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place unstableness, instability - the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute |
| 2. | stability - a stable order (especially of society) order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" instability - an unstable order | |
| 3. | stability - the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds" unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness, changelessness - the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged invariance - the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it; "the invariance of the configuration under translation" metastability - the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed monotony - constancy of tone or pitch or inflection |
stability
noun firmness, strength, soundness, durability, permanence, solidity, constancy, steadiness, steadfastness It was a time of political stability and progress.
instability, frailty, fragility, unpredictability, unreliability, fickleness, unsteadiness, inconstancy, changeableness
instability, frailty, fragility, unpredictability, unreliability, fickleness, unsteadiness, inconstancy, changeableness
Translations
stability [stəˈbɪləti] n
(economic, political, social) → stabilité f
(emotional, mental) → équilibre m
[ladder, structure] → stabilité f
(CHEMISTRY) → stabilité f
stability
n → Stabilität f; (of relationship also, of job) → Beständigkeit f; (mental) stability → (seelische) Ausgeglichenheit
stability [stəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (structural, political, economic) → stabilità; (mental, emotional) → equilibrio; (of family, relationship) → solidità
stability [stəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (structural, political, economic) → stabilità; (mental, emotional) → equilibrio; (of family, relationship) → solidità
stability [stəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (structural, political, economic) → stabilità; (mental, emotional) → equilibrio; (of family, relationship) → solidità
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