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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as strobilation.
  • noun The act of rendering stable; stablishment. Also spelled stabilisation.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun uncountable the process of stabilizing
  • noun countable the result of being stabilized
  • noun medicine, uncountable a process to help prevent shock in sick or injured people

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn
  • noun the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable

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