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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

estabilizador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /iʃ.ta.bi.li.zaˈdoɾ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stabilizer/ˈsteɪ.bɪ.laɪ.zər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O aparelho precisa de um estabilizador de tensão."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device or substance used to maintain balance, stability, or constant conditions in a mechanism, structure, or chemical mixture.

    "The boat is equipped with a mechanical stabilizer to reduce rolling in rough seas."
  2. 2

    An additive used in food, photography, or chemistry to prevent degradation or chemical breakdown over time.

    "Natural gums are often added to ice cream as a stabilizer to prevent the formation of ice crystals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'stabilize', originating from French 'stabiliser', which traces back to Latin 'stabilis' (firm, stable) combined with the Greek suffix '-izeIN' and the agent noun suffix '-er'. It entered English usage in the late 19th century with the expansion of mechanical, aeronautical, and chemical engineering fields.

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