Stabilization

//ˌsteɪ.bəl.ɪzˈeɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of stabilizing. British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable wordnet
  3. 3
    The result of being stabilized. British, English, Oxford, US, countable

    "The use of solvent stabilizations for individual reagents is analogous to the use of heats of formation to compute heats of reaction."

  4. 4
    the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn wordnet
  5. 5
    A preliminary medical process for sick or injured people to attempt to keep their medical condition from deteriorating too much and too quickly before being treated in depth at a medical facility. British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable

Synonyms

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confirmationentrenchmentequilibriumestablishmentfixationfixture

Example

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"Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel agreed to continue consultations both in the bilateral format (through the two nations' Foreign Ministries) and multilaterally to promote the stabilization of the situation in Ukraine."

Etymology

From stabilize + -ation.

Related phrases

stabilization fundtrauma-informed stabilization treatment

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