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STABILISING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stabilising mean?
• STABILISING (adjective)
The adjective STABILISING has 1 sense:
1. causing to become stable
Familiarity information: STABILISING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing to become stable
Synonyms:
stabilising; stabilizing
Context example:
the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society
Similar:
helpful (providing assistance or serving a useful function)
Context examples
The point of vulnerability lies in the fact that that solar heated surface water flows into the cavity near a stabilising pinning point, which could be undermined if basal melting intensifies further.
(Rapid melting of the world’s largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the ocean, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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