stabilization

[ stey-buh-li-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
2. Also called stabilization process. Photography. a process for making temporary black-and-white prints using special sensitized paper stabilization paper that can be rapidly processed through one or two solutions that quickly develop and stabilize the nonpermanent image.

Other Words From

• resta·bi·li·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stabilization¹

First recorded in 1920–25; stabilize + -ation

Example Sentences

The loss of older units like Sanchez’s that make up the majority of apartments in L.A. and fall under the city’s rent stabilization ordinance, which limits annual rent increases and provides a measure of stability.

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“It’s not necessarily more effective. So much of lifting is about coordination, neuromuscular activity in your body and stabilization and that’s not present using machines the way it is with free weights.”

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“I see the next 12 months as a stabilization period for Step Up,” said its president and CEO, Tod Lipka, in an interview with The Times in May.

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But the state has seen an uptick in the number of people in need of such programs, as well as more former residents boomeranging back for “further stabilization,” the state report said.

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The alarming situation prompted the city to shelve a long-term stabilization plan and pursue emergency efforts to slow the land movement.

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