Antonyms for stabilizer

Grammar : Noun

Spell : stey-buh-lahy-zer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪ zər

instability

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

Synonyms for stabilizer

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