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Antonyms for stabilizer

Grammar : Noun
Spell : stey-buh-lahy-zer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪ zər


Definition of stabilizer

Origin :
  • 1909 in aeronautical sense, agent noun from stabilize (v.).
  • As in moderator : noun mitigator
  • As in ballast : noun something giving balance
  • As in fin : noun arm
Example sentences :
  • In practice the stabilizer is often set at no angle of incidence.
  • Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber
  • I rolled the stabilizer, and that enabled me to pull the nose up.
  • Extract from : « Test Pilot » by David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • Centralite: not an explosive but a stabilizer and regulator.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • She's a bit out of control, but the stabilizer will keep her on a level keel.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Air Scout » by Victor Appleton
  • Another cut a main spar on one of my wings, and another hit my stabilizer, tearing it half in two.
  • Extract from : « America's War for Humanity » by Thomas Herbert Russell
  • Such decrease applies to both main surface and stabilizer, since both are fixed rigidly to the aeroplane.
  • Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber
  • Far across the field, a slender, needle-nosed ship stood poised on her stabilizer fins ready for flight.
  • Extract from : « Treachery in Outer Space » by Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman
  • He and the three cadets stared out at a small metallic boxlike object attached to the underside of the stabilizer fin.
  • Extract from : « The Revolt on Venus » by Carey Rockwell
  • Before their eyes they saw the stabilizer fin melt and curl under the intense heat of the bomb.
  • Extract from : « The Revolt on Venus » by Carey Rockwell
  • The rebel leader pressed an outside button in the ship's stabilizer fin and the port swung open slowly.
  • Extract from : « The Revolt on Venus » by Carey Rockwell

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