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