stabile

American  

[stey-bil, -buhl, -bahyl, stey-beel, -bahyl] / ˈsteɪ bɪl, -bəl, -baɪl, ˈsteɪ bil, -baɪl /

adjective

1. fixed in position; stable.

2. Medicine/Medical. resistant to physical or chemical changes.

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noun

1. a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.

stabile British  

/ ˈsteɪbaɪl /

noun

1. arts a stationary abstract construction, usually of wire, metal, wood, etc Compare mobile

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adjective

1. fixed; stable

2. resistant to chemical change

Other Word Forms

• nonstabile
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of stabile

1790–1800; < Latin: neuter of stabilis, equivalent to sta- (stem of stāre to stand ) + -bilis -ble

Related Words

• balanced
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