stabilizer
IPA: stˈeɪbʌɫaɪzɝ
noun
- 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.
- An additional wheel on a bicycle to keep it upright to assist a learner.
- A gyroscopically controlled fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship in rough seas.
- An airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile.
- (textiles) A piece of backing fabric used in embroidery.
- (mathematics) For a group operating on a set and an element x of the set, the set of all group elements fixing x.
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Examples of "stabilizer" in Sentences
- STABILIZER Adding a stabilizer is the easiest way to steady your bow and improve your shooting.
- Why does it take 18 months to check these planes, these MD-80s, for what is called -- what they call stabilizer corrosion?
- I don't know if you "need" one BUT next to a release a 9 or more inch stabilizer is one of the most accuracy improving pieces of equipment you can buy.
- The camcorder offers 10x optical zoom and built-in stabilizer, which is perfect for soccer moms or hockey dads who want to capture all the action from afar.
- For example, if the actuation screw for the horizontal stabilizer is deemed to be of poor or unsafe design in a particular aircraft, then the government can issue a bulletin to require a new approved design be retrofitted in all other aircraft of this series.
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