Noun: stabilisation ,stey-bu-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: stabilization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: stabilization)
- The act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
"he worked for price stabilisation for farm products"; "wage stabilisation is necessary for industrial peace"; "stabilisation means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions";
- stabilization
- The act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn
"The ship's stabilisation system helped prevent seasickness";
- stabilization
Derived forms: stabilisations
Type of: improvement, normalisation [Brit], normalization, standardisation [Brit], standardization
Antonym: destabilisation [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Stabilisation