stabile

An obsolete adjective meaning 'stable' or 'firm', now rarely used in modern English.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo arcaico que significa 'estável' ou 'firme'; é raramente usado no inglês moderno.

1. Resistant to change C1 formal scientific

   Remaining in a stable state; not easily altered or decomposed, especially in chemical, physical, or biological contexts.

   • The compound is stabile under normal laboratory conditions.
   • This enzyme remains stabile at high temperatures.
   • The researchers ensured the solution was stabile before the experiment.

   🇵🇹Estável

   Sinônimos: constantdurableenduringfixedimmutableinertpermanentstablesteadfaststeadyunchanging

   Antônimos: changeablefluctuatinglabilemutabletransientunstablevariablevolatile

2. Fixed or immovable C1 formal

   Not able or intended to be moved; stationary.

   • The sculpture was designed to be stabile, not kinetic.
   • The structure is stabile and will not shift in the wind.
   • They installed a stabile platform for the heavy machinery.

   🇵🇹Imóvel

   Sinônimos: firmfixedimmovablemotionlessstaticstationarysteady

   Antônimos: mobilemovableunstable

A noun referring to a type of abstract sculpture, typically constructed from sheet metal or other materials, with fixed units attached to a stable support.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um tipo de escultura abstrata, geralmente feita de metal ou outros materiais, com elementos fixos presos a uma base estável. É a contraparte estática do móbile, termo cunhado por Alexander Calder.

1. Abstract sculpture C1 formal art

   A sculpture with fixed, immobile parts, typically made of sheet metal and attached to a stable base or support.

   • The museum's new stabile was created by a famous artist.
   • She admired the large stabile in the park, its metal shapes catching the sunlight.
   • The stabile stood firmly in the gallery, contrasting with the mobile next to it.

   🇵🇹Estábile

   Antônimos: mobile