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sta·bile
(stā′bĭl, -bəl, -bīl′, -bēl′)adj.
Immobile; unchangeable; stable.
n.
An abstract sculpture, usually of sheet metal, resembling a mobile but having no moving parts.
[Latin stabilis, stable; see stable1.]
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stabile
(ˈsteɪbaɪl)n
(Art Terms) arts a stationary abstract construction, usually of wire, metal, wood, etc. Compare mobile6a
adj
1. fixed; stable
2. (Chemistry) resistant to chemical change
[C18: from Latin stabilis]
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sta•bile
(adj. ˈsteɪ bɪl, -bəl; esp. Brit. -baɪl; n. ˈsteɪ bil; esp. Brit. -baɪl)adj.
1. fixed in position; stable.
2. resistant to physical or chemical change.
n. 3. an abstract sculpture consisting of immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, etc., attached to fixed supports. Compare mobile (def. 8).
[1790–1800; < Latin: neuter of stabilis stable2]
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stabile
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| Noun | 1. | stabile - a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art mobile - sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents |
| Adj. | 1. | stabile - (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms stable - resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices" |
| 2. |  stabile - not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills"immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved |
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