stabilizer
1. a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state
• Derivationally related forms:
stabilize
• Hypernyms:
chemical, chemical substance
2. airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
• Derivationally related forms:
stabilize
• Hypernyms:
airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
• Hyponyms:
horizontal tail, vertical stabilizer, vertical stabiliser, vertical fin, tail fin, tailfin
• Part Holonyms:
tail, tail assembly, empennage
3. a device for making something stable
• Syn:
stabiliser
• Derivationally related forms:
stabilise (for: stabiliser), stabilize
• Hypernyms:
device
• Hyponyms:
fin, gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser, outrigger, stabilizer bar, anti-sway bar
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