Dictionary

stabilizer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English stable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English stabilize English -er English stabilizer From stabilize + -er.

Meanings

1. (British, English, Oxford, US) Any person or thing that brings stability. ▸ Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US) Any person or thing that brings stability. ▸ An additional wheel on a bicycle to keep it upright to assist a learner.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US) Any person or thing that brings stability. ▸ A gyroscopically controlled fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship in rough seas.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US) Any person or thing that brings stability. ▸ An airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile.
5. (British, English, Oxford, US) Any person or thing that brings stability. ▸ A piece of backing fabric used in embroidery.
6. (British, English, Oxford, US) For a group operating on a set and an element x of the set, the set of all group elements fixing x.

Forms

Deriveds

stabilizer subgroup · vertical stabilizer · autostabilizer · photostabilizer · orbit-stabilizer theorem · mood stabilizer · phytostabilizer · osmostabilizer · horizontal stabilizer · gyrostabilizer · gyroscopic stabilizer

Synonyms

training wheel

Translations (42)

cs stabilizátor (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · ca estabilitzador (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · es estabilizador (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · fi stabilaattori (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · da støttehjul (training wheels on child's bicycle) · ga cobhsaitheoir (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · fi stabilisaattori (set of group elements fixing an element of a set operated on by the group) · nb krengningsstabilisator (airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile) · fi vakaute (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · fi evävakain (fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship) · nb støttehjul (training wheels on child's bicycle) · de Stabilisator (set of group elements fixing an element of a set operated on by the group) · kk тұрақтандырғыш (airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile) · pl stabilizator (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · pt rodinha (training wheels on child's bicycle) · fi vakain (airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile) · uk страхувальні колеса (training wheels on child's bicycle) · it stabilizzatore (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · de Stabilisator (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · ta நிலைப்படுத்தி (airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile) · fi vakaaja (airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile) · tr dengeleyici (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · bg стабилизатор (airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile) · uk стабіліза́тор (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · fi apupyörät (training wheels on child's bicycle) · pt estabilizador (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · pl stabilizator (fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship) · tr denge tekeri (training wheels on child's bicycle) · fi evävakaaja (fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship) · el σταθεροποιητής (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · sv stödhjul (training wheels on child's bicycle) · fr stabilisateur (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · fr stabilisateur (airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile) · kk тұрақтандырғыш (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · tr stabilizatör (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · nl stabilisator (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · bg стабилизатор (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · tr denge tekerleği (training wheels on child's bicycle) · fi stabilointiaine (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · gl estabilizador (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) · ga cobhsaitheoir (training wheels on child's bicycle) · fr roulettes (training wheels on child's bicycle)