stabilized
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Made stable or firm: Describes something that has been brought to a state of balance, steadiness, or permanence, and is no longer likely to change, move, or fall.
Usage
The adjective "stabilized" is used to describe a condition or state that has been achieved after an intervention or process. It indicates that something which was previously unstable, fluctuating, or unsteady is now fixed, steady, or constant.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The patient's condition has stabilized and is no longer critical.
- After adding counterweights, the stabilized platform was safe for work.
- The government introduced measures to achieve a stabilized currency.
- Use a tripod for stabilized video footage.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Engineering Context: Often used to describe mechanical, electrical, or structural systems that have been adjusted to resist unwanted motion or fluctuation.
- The stabilized power supply prevents damage to sensitive electronics.
- Medical Context: Commonly used to describe a patient's vital signs (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure) that have returned to and are maintaining a safe, steady level.
- Her blood pressure is now stabilized on the new medication.
Variants and Related Words
- Stabilize (verb): To make or become stable.
- The crew worked to stabilize the ship during the storm.
- Stabilization (noun): The process of making something stable.
- The stabilization of the economy will take time.
- Stabilizer (noun): A device or substance used to maintain stability.
- The plane's wing has a stabilizer.
Synonyms
- Balanced
- Steady
- Fixed
- Secured
- Settled
Antonyms
- Unstable
- Unsteady
- Volatile
- Fluctuating
Adjective
- made stable or firm