stabilizer
Prevents unwanted movement
A stabilizer is something that keeps another thing steady or prevents unwanted change.
Aircraft have stabilizers—horizontal and vertical surfaces that maintain flight attitude.
Food stabilizers are additives that prevent separation or degradation: The ice cream contains stabilizers to improve texture.
A mood stabilizer is medication that evens out emotional swings.
In photography, a stabilizer reduces camera shake.
The spelling stabiliser appears in British English.
Device providing structural stability
- strutProud, showy gait
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- girderMain structural support beam
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
scaffold · framework · anchor · mount · bracket · outrigger · counterweight · ballast
Combines immiscible liquids
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- additiveSubstance mixed in
- binderDevice securing loose pages
gelling agent · pectin · lecithin · xanthan gum · guar gum · agar · gelatin · starch
Pivoted rotational support
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- monopodSingle-legged equipment stand
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
harness · vest · counterbalance · tracking · handheld · gyro · smoothness
Rear stabilizing appendage
- trim tabSecondary aerodynamic control surface
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- aileronWing-mounted roll control
spoiler · winglet · fuselage · pitch control · aerodynamic
Secures ships to seabed
- groundingConnecting to earth
- calmingInducing a settled state
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
steadying · centering · composure · equilibrium · regulation · lithium · medication · therapy
Official rules governing conduct
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- reserveSupply kept back
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
tariff · price control · monetary policy · fiscal policy · safety net · insurance · hedge · diversification
brace
Device providing structural stability
reinforcement · scaffold · framework · anchor · mount · bracket · outrigger · counterweight · ballast · keel
emulsifier
Combines immiscible liquids
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- additiveSubstance mixed in
binder · gelling agent · pectin · lecithin · xanthan gum · guar gum · agar · gelatin · starch · cellulose
gimbal
Pivoted rotational support
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- monopodSingle-legged equipment stand
rig · harness · vest · counterbalance · tracking · handheld · gyro · smoothness
tailfin
Rear stabilizing appendage
- trim tabSecondary aerodynamic control surface
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- rudderPivoting stern blade
aileron · spoiler · winglet · fuselage · pitch control · aerodynamic
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
reassurance · steadying · centering · composure · equilibrium · regulation · lithium · medication · therapy · coping
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- reserveSupply kept back
subsidy · tariff · price control · monetary policy · fiscal policy · safety net · insurance · hedge · diversification · peg
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- balance & stabilitybalance, counterweight, fulcrum, seesaw, steadying
- camera gearcamera, lens, tripod, flash, filters
- paintshouse paint, primer, basecoat, topcoat, clear coat
- safeguardssafeguards, safety valve, protections, kill switch, defenses
stabilizerdestabilizer
That which unsettles equilibrium
disruptor · agitator · disturber · instability · perturbation
stabilizeraccelerator
Speed control mechanism
amplifier · oscillator · agitator · booster · intensifier
- mood stabilizerDrug regulating emotional fluctuations
- rent stabilizationLaws limiting lease increases
- image stabilizationTechnology preventing motion blur
- image stabilizerReduces camera shake blur
- spin stabilizationRotation-induced orientation maintenance
- camera stabilizerShake-reducing filming equipment
stabilize, stabilizing, destabilize, stabilized, stabilization, stabilizers, stabilizes, destabilizing, destabilization