STABILIZATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stabilization mean?
• STABILIZATION (noun)
The noun STABILIZATION has 2 senses:
1. the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
2. the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn
Familiarity information: STABILIZATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STABILIZATION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
stabilization; stabilisation
Context examples:
he worked for price stabilization for farm products / wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace / stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions
Hypernyms ("stabilization" is a kind of...):
normalisation; normalization; standardisation; standardization (the imposition of standards or regulations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stabilization"):
equilibration (stabilization by bringing into equilibrium)
Antonym:
destabilization (the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy))
Meaning:
The act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
stabilisation; stabilization
Hypernyms ("stabilization" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Domain category:
aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)
