stabilization

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act or process of making something stable, steady, or less likely to change, fluctuate, or deteriorate.; In medicine, the process of bringing a patient's vital signs or condition to a steady, non-deteriorating state.; In engineering or construction, the process of reinforcing a structure or material to prevent movement, collapse, or degradation.; In chemistry, the process of preventing a substance from decomposing or reacting undesirably, often by adding a stabilizer.; In military or geopolitical contexts, the process of restoring order and security to a region after conflict or upheaval.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

economic stabilizationprice stabilizationstabilization policystabilization programstabilization effortstabilization measure

Derivatives

stabilizestabilizerstabilitystabledestabilizationdestabilizedestabilizer

Synonyms

steadyingbalancingsettlingnormalizationequilibration

Antonyms

destabilizationdisruptionunsettling

Commonly confused

stability
EN: 'Stability' is the state or quality of being stable; 'stabilization' is the process or act of making something stable.
stabilisation
EN: 'Stabilisation' is the British English spelling; 'stabilization' is the American English spelling.

Spelling tips

EN: American English uses 'z' (stabilization); British English uses 's' (stabilisation). Both are correct in their respective varieties.

💬 Examples

  1. The stabilization of the economy required months of careful monetary policy adjustments.

  2. The patient's stabilization in the emergency room was the first priority before surgery could be considered.

  3. Soil stabilization was necessary before the foundation could be poured.

  4. The stabilization of the emulsion prevented the oil and water from separating.

  5. The stabilization of the region required both military presence and diplomatic engagement.