stabile
Americanadjective
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fixed in position; stable.
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Medicine/Medical. resistant to physical or chemical changes.
noun
noun
adjective
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fixed; stable
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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
Example Sentences
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His brightly colored twisting mobiles and gracefully hulking stabiles made him a titan of 20th-century art, often imitated but never equaled.
From New York Times
His design included a stabile — a stationary work for the floor — and, suspended from the ceiling, one of his signature mobiles, its gentle rotation powered by a motor.
From Washington Post
“Nonspace” includes both mobiles — the term coined in 1931 by Marcel Duchamp to describe Calder’s kinetic sculptures that move in response to air currents and gravity — as well as their static cousins, stabiles.
From Los Angeles Times
The award itself, the “Ellie,” is modeled on the “Elephant” stabile sculpture, designed by acclaimed American artist Alexander Calder.
From National Geographic
Jon Kessler, usually Mr. Mechanical, has three new pieces that are essentially airy stabiles dangling sweet found objects, as if they were collaborations by Calder and Dalí.
From New York Times
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