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Definition of Stabiliser
1. Noun. A device for making something stable.
Generic synonyms: Device
Specialized synonyms: Fin, Gyrostabiliser, Gyrostabilizer, Outrigger, Anti-sway Bar, Stabilizer Bar
Derivative terms: Stabilise, Stabilize
Definition of Stabiliser
1. Noun. (qualifier British) (alternative spelling of stabilizer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Stabiliser
1. 1. That which renders something else more stable. 2. An agent that retards the effect of an accelerator, thus preserving a chemical equilibrium. 3. A part possessing the quality of rigidity or creating rigidity when added to another part. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stabiliser
Literary usage of Stabiliser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hazell's Annual edited by Watson and Viney (1910)
"Between the plane of the elevator and extending a little above the top is a fixed
triangular stabiliser. In addition to these supplementary surfaces there ..."
2. Hazell's Annual edited by Watson and Viney (1911)
"Vertical stabiliser. h. Horizontal stabilisers. G, Elevating planes. racing Farman
machine various small modifi cations are made, including the cutting away ..."
3. Journal by Helicopter Association of Great Britain (1894)
"It must therefore be suspected that the Bell stabiliser tends to increase the
period of oscillation to such an extent that only an unsatisfactory ..."
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