stabilising

Thân thiện

The new medication has a stabilising effect on her mood.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Making something stable or steady: The word "stabilising" describes something that causes another thing to become stable, firm, or less likely to change or move. It implies the action of bringing balance or preventing fluctuations.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The new policy had a stabilising effect on the economy. (It helped make the economy steady.)
  • His calm presence was a stabilising influence during the crisis. (His presence helped make the situation calmer and more controlled.)
  • The family is one of the great stabilising elements in society. (The family helps to make society steady and orderly.)

Advanced Usage

• In technical or scientific contexts: Often used to describe processes, forces, or agents that prevent unwanted change.
  • The engineer installed a stabilising fin on the rocket. (A fin designed to keep the rocket's flight steady.)
  • This chemical acts as a stabilising agent in the solution. (It prevents the solution from breaking down or changing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Stabilize (verb): To make or become stable.
  • The government intervened to stabilize the currency.
• Stability (noun): The state of being stable.
  • The political stability of the region attracted investors.
• Stabilizer (noun): A device or substance used to stabilize something.
  • The ship's stabilizers reduced the rolling motion.

Synonyms

• Steadying: Making steady.
• Balancing: Bringing into balance.
• Securing: Making firm or safe.

Antonyms

• Destabilising: Causing to become unstable.
• Disrupting: Interrupting and causing disorder.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. causing to become stable
   • the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stabilizing