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stabilizer: see airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. ..... Click the link for more information. . stabilizer, stabiliser 1. any device for stabilizing an aircraft 2. a substance added to something to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state, such as an additive to food to preserve its texture during distribution and storage 3. Nautical a. a system of one or more pairs of fins projecting from the hull of a ship and controllable to counteract roll b. See gyrostabilizer 4. either of a pair of brackets supporting a small wheel that can be fitted to the back wheel of a bicycle to help an inexperienced cyclist to maintain balance 5. an electronic device for producing a direct current supply of constant voltage 6. Economics a measure, such as progressive taxation, interest-rate control, or unemployment benefit, used to restrict swings in prices, employment, production, etc., in a free economy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The efforts of practitioners to enable young people to stabilise their circumstances and prevent or restrict the deterioration of mental health is valued equally to work that facilitates observable improvement. they are capable of carrying their negative connotations only because they function, in fact, as the signifiers of a deeper code--the genetic--which cannot be seen but which, it is believed, has the power of science to fix and stabilise racial difference. In "high threshold" challenges, the forward-deployed, afloat first echelon would be launched ashore with a view to shaping conditions for the entry of and succession by follow-up forces in the meantime, to the best of its ability, the first echelon would contain and stabilise the situation. |
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