stabile

[ adjective stey-bil, -buhl or, especially British, -bahyl; noun stey-beel or, especially British, -bahyl ]
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adjective
  1. fixed in position; stable.

  2. Medicine/Medical. resistant to physical or chemical changes.

noun
  1. a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.: Compare mobile (def. 10).

Origin of stabile

1
1790–1800; <Latin: neuter of stabilis, equivalent to sta- (stem of stāre to stand) + -bilis-ble

Other words from stabile

  • non·sta·bile, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stabile

stabile

/ (ˈsteɪbaɪl) /


noun
  1. arts a stationary abstract construction, usually of wire, metal, wood, etc: Compare mobile (def. 6a)

adjective
  1. fixed; stable

  2. resistant to chemical change

Origin of stabile

1
C18: from Latin stabilis

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