stabile

[ adjective stey-bil, -buhlor, especially British, -bahyl; noun stey-beelor, especially British, -bahyl ]

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. Compare mobile ( def 10 ).

stabile

/ ˈsteɪbaɪl /

noun

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

adjective

1. fixed; stable
2. resistant to chemical change

Other Words From

• non·stabile adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stabile¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stabile¹

C18: from Latin stabilis

Example Sentences

Erat nempe Flandria totius prope orbis stabile mercatoribus emporium.

From Project Gutenberg

Tu populi tocius firmamentum, tu pacis et libertatis mee basis et stabile, deo aspirante, fundamentum.

From Project Gutenberg

Alieno in loco haud stabile regnum est—Sovereignty 25 over a foreign land is insecure.

From Project Gutenberg

An expression that indicates a Latin original—“judicium firmum et stabile remanebit in perpetuum absque ulla appellatione.”

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• balanced
• calm
• durable
• fast
• lasting
• permanent
• reliable
• safe
• secure
• solid
• steady
• strong
• substantial