STABILISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stabilisation mean? 

• STABILISATION (noun)
  The noun STABILISATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn

2. the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable

  Familiarity information: STABILISATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STABILISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

stabilisation; stabilization

Hypernyms ("stabilisation" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Domain category:

aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of stabilizing something or making it more stable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

stabilisation; stabilization

Context example:

stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions

Hypernyms ("stabilisation" is a kind of...):

normalisation; normalization; standardisation; standardization (the imposition of standards or regulations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stabilisation"):

equilibration (stabilization by bringing into equilibrium)

Antonym:

destabilisation (the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy))

Derivation:

stabilise (make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium)

stabilise (become stable or more stable)