range of stability

noun

, Naval Architecture.

1. the angle to the perpendicular through which a vessel may be heeled without losing the ability to right itself.

Example Sentences

So far, California’s positivity rate has continued to trend downward, and hospitalizations have remained within the range of stability, Ghaly said Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

The Glesvär collection unveiled Tuesday in Sweden comes with a range of “stability features” aimed at getting customers to secure the furniture to their walls.

From Washington Post

At the same time the angle of heel is shown on a second graduated scale, E. Having obtained the metacentric height, reference to a diagram will at once show the whole range of stability; and this being ascertained at each loading, the stowage of the cargo can be so adjusted as to avoid excessive stiffness in the one hand and dangerous tenderness on the other.

From Project Gutenberg