stabilizer

Noun

Meaning

a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

energizer governor fin vane peacemaker salve balance tail equilibrium anchor additive elevator ballast moderator flipper

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Antonyms

repulse firebrand combat contest resist deny

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Hypernyms

device chemical airfoil aerofoil control surface chemical substance

Hyponyms

fin outrigger anti-sway bar gyrostabiliser gyrostabilizer horizontal tail

Phrases with the word

paper stabilizer chlorine stabilizer telomere stabilizer abdominal stabilizer muscles disinfectant stabilizer pool stabilizer

Examples

The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid. Franklin Raines

Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball. Tris Speaker

In marriage, it's always that give and take and rebalancing that we have to do in how we can help each other. But, I have been known at times by my sons, that is the name that they call me-the Mitt stabilizer. Ann Romney

According to the NTSB, this aggressive use of the rudder controls by the co-pilot caused the vertical stabilizer to snap off the plane. Source: Internet

A small cylindrical module, similar in shape to a finless dart, was placed atop the vertical stabilizer at the rear of the tank, acting as a centre of gravity balance and attachment point for a variety of equipment sets. Source: Internet

Army Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth B. Wolfe (head of Army Production Engineering) asked Lockheed to try external mass balances above and below the elevator, though the P-38 already had large mass balances elegantly placed within each vertical stabilizer. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stabilization fund stabilize stabilized stabilizer bar stabilizer subgroup stabilizing