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Stabilizer

ˈsteɪbəlʌɪzə

Stabilizer definitions
noun
stabilizer stabilizers stabiliser stabilisers
  1. a thing used to keep something steady or stable
    • the horizontal tailplane of an aircraft
    • a gyroscopic device used to reduce the rolling of a ship
    • a pair of small supporting wheels fitted on either side of the rear wheel of a child's bicycle
    • a financial mechanism that prevents unsettling fluctuation in an economic system

      "the role of taxes and public spending as automatic stabilizers in modern economies"

  2. a substance which prevents the breakdown of emulsions, especially in foods and paints