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stabilizer definition

sta·bi·lizer (-lī′zər)

noun

a person or thing that stabilizes; specif.,
  1. any of the fixed airfoils or vanes that keep an airplane steady in flight, as the components of the tail section
  2. 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
  3. any additive used in substances and compounds to keep them stable, retard deterioration, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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