stabile

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsteɪbaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj. stā′bil, -bəl or, esp. Brit., -bīl; n. stā′bēl or, esp. Brit., -bīl)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sta•bile  (adj. stā′bil, -bəl or, esp. Brit., -bīl;n. stā′bēl or, esp. Brit., -bīl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. fixed in position;
    stable.
  2. Medicineresistant to physical or chemical changes.

n. 
  1. Fine Arta piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports. Cf. mobile (def. 9).
  • Latin: neuter of stabilis, equivalent. to sta- (stem of stāre to stand) + -bilis -ble
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stabile / ˈsteɪbaɪl/
  1. a stationary abstract construction, usually of wire, metal, wood, etc
    Compare mobile6a
  1. fixed; stable
  2. resistant to chemical change
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin stabilis
'stabile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mobile - stabilimeter - stability - stabilize - stabilograph - stable

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