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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.

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

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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

Example Sentences

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Robert Wilson graciously allowed him to bring home the miniature Alexander Calder copper stabile, the “Elephant.”

From The New Yorker • May 19, 2015

Many of the properties, such as the portfolio acquired by Exeter, offer stabile income in a sector where rents and occupancies are on the upturn.

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2011

The game could also provide a boost for user growth, which has been stabile but has not shown major growth in recent months from its already massive 240 million-plus monthly active users.

From Forbes • Jun. 1, 2011

The mobile, created by Alexander Calder, tops what the artist called a stabile — a stationary sculpture — in the yard of an extraordinary modern house in the Forest Hills neighborhood near Rock Creek Park.

From Washington Post

Erat nempe Flandria totius prope orbis stabile mercatoribus emporium.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

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