Meanings
nounstabilizer (plural stabilizers)
plural stabilizers · alternative stabiliser
- Any person or thing that brings stability.
- BritishEnglishOxfordUSAny substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.
- BritishEnglishOxfordUSAn additional wheel on a bicycle to keep it upright to assist a learner.
Synonyms: training wheel
- BritishEnglishOxfordUSA gyroscopically controlled fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship in rough seas.
- BritishEnglishOxfordUSbusinessA piece of backing fabric used in embroidery.
- BritishEnglishOxfordUSmathematicsFor a group operating on a set and an element x of the set, the set of all group elements fixing x.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn additional wheel on a bicycle to keep it upright to assist a learner.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*staējō
- Proto-Italic*staēō
- Proto-Italic*staðlis?
- Latinstabili
- Old Frenchestable
- Anglo-Normanstabe
- Middle Englishstable
- Englishstable
- Englishstabilize
- Englishstabilizer
Translations
Bulgarian стабилизатор, стабилизатор
- стабилизатор (stabilizator)substance added to something in order to stabilize it
- стабилизатор (stabilizator)airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile
Catalan estabilitzador
- estabilitzadorsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
Czech stabilizátor
- stabilizátorsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
Danish støttehjul
- støttehjultraining wheels on child's bicycle
Dutch stabilisator
- stabilisatorsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
Finnish stabilointiaine, stabilaattori
- stabilointiainesubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- stabilaattorisubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- vakautesubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- apupyörättraining wheels on child's bicycle
- evävakainfin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship
- evävakaajafin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship
- vakainairfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile
- vakaajaairfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile
- stabilisaattoriset of group elements fixing an element of a set operated on by the group
French stabilisateur, roulettes
- stabilisateursubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- roulettestraining wheels on child's bicycle
- stabilisateurairfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile
German Stabilisator, Stabilisator
- Stabilisatorsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- Stabilisatorset of group elements fixing an element of a set operated on by the group
Greek σταθεροποιητής
- σταθεροποιητής (statheropoiitís)substance added to something in order to stabilize it
Irish cobhsaitheoir, cobhsaitheoir
- cobhsaitheoirsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- cobhsaitheoirtraining wheels on child's bicycle
Italian stabilizzatore
- stabilizzatoresubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
Norwegian Bokmål støttehjul, krengningsstabilisator
- støttehjultraining wheels on child's bicycle
- krengningsstabilisatorairfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile
Polish stabilizator, stabilizator
- stabilizatorsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- stabilizatorfin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship
Portuguese estabilizador, rodinha
- estabilizadorsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- rodinhatraining wheels on child's bicycle
Spanish estabilizador
- estabilizadorsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
Swedish stödhjul
- stödhjultraining wheels on child's bicycle
Tamil நிலைப்படுத்தி
- நிலைப்படுத்தி (nilaippaṭutti)airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile
Turkish dengeleyici, stabilizatör
- dengeleyicisubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- stabilizatörsubstance added to something in order to stabilize it
- denge tekeritraining wheels on child's bicycle
- denge tekerleğitraining wheels on child's bicycle
Ukrainian стабіліза́тор, страхувальні колеса
- стабіліза́тор (stabilizátor)substance added to something in order to stabilize it
- страхувальні колеса (straxuvalʹni kolesa)training wheels on child's bicycle
Cite this entry
APA
stabilizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabilizer
MLA
“stabilizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabilizer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stabilizer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabilizer.
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