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   stabilizer

   /ˈsteɪbɪlʌɪzə/

   noun

   • 1. a thing used to keep something steady or stable.
   • ▪ the horizontal tailplane of an aircraft.
   • ▪ a gyroscopic device used to reduce the rolling of a ship.
   • ▪ a pair of small supporting wheels fitted on either side of the rear wheel of a child's bicycle. British
   • ▪ a financial mechanism that prevents unsettling fluctuation in an economic system: "the role of taxes and public spending as automatic stabilizers in modern economies"
   • 2. a substance which prevents the breakdown of emulsions, especially in foods and paints.

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