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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

stabiliser en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English stable English -ise English stabilise English -er English stabiliser From stabilise + -er.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, qualifier:non-Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of stabilizer.
    alt of stabilizer
    • The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work. 2021 December 29, “Network News: RAIB: tighten up supervision after 27mph train sideswipe incident”, in RAIL, number 947, page 8:
    • Another interesting feature of the Falaise is that she is provided with a Denny Brown stabiliser to minimise rolling, and amenities for the passenger include the provision of a radio telephone service, which is available on passage. 1947 September and October, “First Southern Railway Post-War Vessel”, in Railway Magazine, page 294:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stabilisers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

phytostabiliser · thermostabiliser · horizontal stabiliser · soil stabiliser · gyrostabiliser