stabilizer meaning: definition, etymology

stabilizer

noun

US /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzɚ/

Etymology From stabilize + -er.

› Any person or thing that brings stability.

British, English, Oxford, US Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.

British, English, Oxford, US An additional wheel on a bicycle to keep it upright to assist a learner.

British, English, Oxford, US A gyroscopically controlled fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship in rough seas.

British, English, Oxford, US An airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile.

Business, Manufacturing, Textiles British, English, Oxford, US A piece of backing fabric used in embroidery.

Mathematics, Sciences 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.

Derived terms: autostabilizer, gyroscopic stabilizer, gyrostabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, mood stabilizer, orbit-stabilizer theorem, osmostabilizer, photostabilizer, phytostabilizer, stabilizer subgroup, vertical stabilizer