ALL meanings of stabilizer
sta·bi·liz·er
S s - noun stabilizer a person or thing that stabilizes. 1
- noun stabilizer Aeronautics. a device for stabilizing an aircraft, as the fixed, horizontal tail surface on an airplane. Compare horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer. 1
- noun stabilizer Nautical. a mechanical device for counteracting the roll of a vessel, consisting of a pair of retractable fins so pivoted as to oppose a downward force with an upward one, and vice versa. a gyrostabilizer. 1
- noun stabilizer any of various substances added to foods, chemical compounds, etc., to prevent deterioration, the breaking down of an emulsion, or the loss of desirable properties. 1
- noun stabilizer any compound that, when included with an explosive, decreases the ability of the latter to decompose spontaneously. 1
- noun stabilizer a substance, as beeswax or aluminum stearate, added to a fast-drying oil paint to improve the dispersion of pigment. 1
- noun stabilizer a comparatively large shock absorber for motor vehicles. 1
- noun stabilizer Military. any of various devices or systems that keep a gun mounted on a moving ship, tank, or plane automatically aimed at its target. any of various mechanical devices, such as fins, or electronic systems that keep a shell, bomb, rocket, etc., aligned with its target. 1
- noun stabilizer Navy. any of various devices or systems used to keep a submarine or a torpedo at the proper depth or in the proper position. 1
- noun,plural stabilizer bicycle training wheels 1
- noun stabilizer thing: support 1
- noun stabilizer food additive 1
- noun stabilizer chemical: prevents reaction 1
- countable noun stabilizer A stabilizer is a device, mechanism, or chemical that makes something stable. 0
- noun stabilizer any device for stabilizing an aircraft 0
- noun stabilizer a substance added to something to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state, such as an additive to food to preserve its texture during distribution and storage 0
- noun stabilizer a system of one or more pairs of fins projecting from the hull of a ship and controllable to counteract roll 0
- noun stabilizer either of a pair of brackets supporting a small wheel that can be fitted to the back wheel of a bicycle to help an inexperienced cyclist to maintain balance 0
- noun stabilizer an electronic device for producing a direct current supply of constant voltage 0
- noun stabilizer a measure, such as progressive taxation, interest-rate control, or unemployment benefit, used to restrict swings in prices, employment, production, etc, in a free economy 0
- noun stabilizer a person or thing that stabilizes 0
- noun stabilizer any of the fixed airfoils or vanes that keep an airplane steady in flight, as the components of the tail section 0
- noun stabilizer a device used to steady a ship in rough waters, esp. a gyrostabilizer; also, a gyroscope used to keep instruments on a ship, aircraft, etc. in a steady position 0
- noun stabilizer any additive used in substances and compounds to keep them stable, retard deterioration, etc. 0
- noun stabilizer A stabilizer is a chemical additive which is used in treatments to stimulate a well. 0