STABILISER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stabiliser mean? 

• STABILISER (noun)
  The noun STABILISER has 1 sense:

1. a device for making something stable

  Familiarity information: STABILISER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STABILISER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device for making something stable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

stabiliser; stabilizer

Hypernyms ("stabiliser" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stabiliser"):

fin (a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish)

gyrostabiliser; gyrostabilizer (a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane)

outrigger (a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull)

anti-sway bar; stabilizer bar (a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis)

Derivation:

stabilise (make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium)