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Stabilization

noun

The act of stabilizing something or making it more stable. Synonym: stabilisation. "Wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace" , "Stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions"

The act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn. Synonym: stabilisation.

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Etymology of 'Stabilization'

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"Stabilization" Quotes from Famous Books

... files, ripping out budget reports, stabilization plans, battle plans, evacuation plans. It would be simple to dispose of the Dictator's body as that of an imposter, an assassin—and simply take control himself in Farrel's place. They would carry on with his plans, his direction. ...

— Infinite Intruder • Alan Edward Nourse

... loved so was gone as a practical and possible entity and only a memory of a past devotion remained. Therefore, both marriage and the Revolution brought about a stabilization of feelings and a concentration as well. There was less possible diversion and this brought a mental calm and satisfaction. There was less searching or even ...

— Nelka - Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biographical Sketch • Michael Moukhanoff

... necessary for years to come. Knowing the impossibility of modification by act of Congress for any one or a score of lines without involving a long array of schedules, I think we shall go a long ways toward stabilization, if there is recognition of the Tariff Commission's fitness to ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

Words linked to "Stabilization" : standardisation, equilibration, normalization, aircraft, stabilize, normalisation, destabilization, improvement, destabilisation, standardization