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stabilizer

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sta·bi·liz·er  (stb-lzr)
n.
1. One that makes or keeps something stable: "The New Deal equipped the economy with built-in stabilizers" Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
2. A device, such as a gyroscopically controlled fin, that prevents excessive rolling of a ship in heavy seas.
3. An airfoil that stabilizes an aircraft or missile in flight.
4. Chemistry A substance that renders or maintains a solution, mixture, suspension, or state resistant to chemical change.

stabilizer or -liser
Noun
1. a device for stabilizing a child's bicycle, an aircraft, or a ship
2. a substance added to food to preserve its texture
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Noun1.stabilizer - a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state
chemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
2.stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
empennage, tail assembly, tail - the rear part of an aircraft
tail fin, tailfin, vertical fin, vertical stabiliser, vertical stabilizer - a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
3.stabilizer - a device for making something stable
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
fin - a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
gyrostabiliser, gyrostabilizer - a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane
outrigger - a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull
anti-sway bar, stabilizer bar - a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis
Translations
Spanish stabilizer [ˈsteɪbəlaɪzəʳ] n (AVIAT, NAUT) → estabilizador m
French stabilizer [ˈsteɪbəlaɪzəʳ] nstabilisateur m
German stabilizer [ˈsteɪbəlaɪzəʳ] stabilize n (Aviat) → Stabilisierungsfläche f;
(Naut), (= food additive); Stabilisator m

Italian stabilizer [ˈsteɪbəlaɪzəʳ] n (AVIAT, NAUT) → stabilizzatore m

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