stabiliser
Keeps things level
A stabiliser is something that keeps a system steady or balanced.
In cooking, stabilisers are additives that maintain texture in processed foods.
On aircraft and ships, stabilisers are fins or devices that reduce unwanted motion.
British parents attach stabilisers—training wheels—to children's bicycles: She's ready to ride without stabilisers.
Also spelled stabilizer.
Temporary halt or exclusion
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- absorberThing that takes in
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
- swayRock back and forth
bar · chassis · handling · cornering · traction · gyroscope · ship · aircraft
Device providing structural stability
- strutProud, showy gait
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- beamStructural support member
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
girder · scaffold · shoring · anchorage · support · framework · reinforcement · joist
Combines immiscible liquids
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- lecithinNatural emulsifying compound
- pectinFruit-based setting substance
gelatin · agar · xanthan · guar · alginate · additive · binding · texture
Respectful forward inclination
- arrowPointed shaft for shooting
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- riserStair's vertical portion
limb · rest · fletching · vane · dampener · vibration · torque · balance
Pivoted rotational support
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- monopodSingle-legged equipment stand
handheld · footage · shake · vibration · smooth · tracking · pan · tilt
Medium of exchange
- pegWooden pin for fastening
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- reserveSupply kept back
- bufferProtective intermediate space
fund · mechanism · automatic · policy · fiscal · monetary · price · market
Prevailing emotional condition
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- lithiumLightest solid element
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
anticonvulsant · valproate · prescription · therapeutic · mental · health · treatment · dosage
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
sway · bar · chassis · handling · cornering · traction · gyroscope · ship · aircraft · fin
brace
Device providing structural stability
truss · girder · scaffold · shoring · anchorage · support · framework · reinforcement · joist · stanchion
emulsifier
Combines immiscible liquids
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- lecithinNatural emulsifying compound
pectin · gelatin · agar · xanthan · guar · alginate · additive · binding · texture · consistency
bow
Respectful forward inclination
riser · limb · rest · fletching · vane · dampener · vibration · torque · balance · aim
gimbal
Pivoted rotational support
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- tripodStabilizing support structure
monopod · handheld · footage · shake · vibration · smooth · tracking · pan · tilt · motor
currency
Medium of exchange
- pegWooden pin for fastening
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- reserveSupply kept back
buffer · fund · mechanism · automatic · policy · fiscal · monetary · price · market · volatility
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- lithiumLightest solid element
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
psychiatric · anticonvulsant · valproate · prescription · therapeutic · mental · health · treatment · dosage · episode
stabilisercatalyst
Agent enabling change
accelerant · amplifier · intensifier · change agent · turbulence
stabiliserdestabiliser
One who unsettles systems
loosener · tilter · rocker · unfastener
- mood stabiliserDrug evening emotional extremes
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