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  7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stable  \Sta"ble\,  a.  (Physics) 
  So  placed  as  to  resist  forces  tending  to  cause  motion;  of 
  such  structure  as  to  resist  distortion  or  molecular  or 
  chemical  disturbance;  --  said  of  any  body  or  substance. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stable  \Sta"ble\,  v.  t. 
  To  fix;  to  establish.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stable  \Sta"ble\,  n.  [OF.  estable,  F.  ['e]table,  from  L. 
  stabulum  fr  stare  to  stand  See  {Stand},  v.  i.] 
  A  house,  shed,  or  building,  for  beasts  to  lodge  and  feed  in 
  esp.,  a  building  or  apartment  with  stalls,  for  horses;  as  a 
  horse  stable;  a  cow  stable.  --Milton. 
 
  {Stable  fly}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  common  dipterous  fly  ({Stomoxys 
  calcitrans})  which  is  abundant  about  stables  and  often 
  enters  dwellings,  especially  in  autumn.  These  files, 
  unlike  the  common  house  files,  which  they  resemble,  bite 
  severely,  and  are  troublesome  to  horses  and  cattle. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stable  \Sta"ble\,  a.  [OE.  estable,  F.  stable,  fr  L.  stabilis, 
  fr  stare  to  stand  See  {Stand},  v.  i.  and  cf  {Establish}.] 
  1.  Firmly  established;  not  easily  moved  shaken,  or 
  overthrown;  fixed;  as  a  stable  government. 
 
  In  this  region  of  chance,  .  .  .  where  nothing  is 
  stable.  --Rogers. 
 
  2.  Steady  in  purpose;  constant;  firm  in  resolution;  not 
  easily  diverted  from  a  purpose;  not  fickle  or  wavering; 
  as  a  man  of  stable  character. 
 
  And  to  her  husband  ever  meek  and  stable.  --Chaucer. 
 
  3.  Durable;  not  subject  to  overthrow  or  change;  firm;  as  a 
  stable  foundation;  a  stable  position. 
 
  {Stable  equibrium}  (Mech.),  the  kind  of  equilibrium  of  a  body 
  so  placed  that  if  disturbed  it  returns  to  its  former 
  position,  as  in  the  case  when  the  center  of  gravity  is 
  below  the  point  or  axis  of  support;  --  opposed  to 
  {unstable  equilibrium},  in  which  the  body  if  disturbed 
  does  not  tend  to  return  to  its  former  position,  but  to 
  move  farther  away  from  it  as  in  the  case  of  a  body 
  supported  at  a  point  below  the  center  of  gravity.  Cf 
  {Neutral  equilibrium},  under  {Neutral}. 
 
  Syn:  Fixed;  steady;  constant;  abiding;  strong;  durable;  firm. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stable  \Sta"ble\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Stabled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Stabling}.] 
  To  put  or  keep  in  a  stable. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stable  \Sta"ble\,  v.  i. 
  To  dwell  or  lodge  in  a  stable;  to  dwell  in  an  inclosed  place 
  to  kennel.  --Milton. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stable 
  adj  1:  resistant  to  change  of  position  or  condition;  "a  stable 
  ladder";  "a  stable  peace";  "a  stable  relationship"; 
  "stable  prices"  [ant:  {unstable}] 
  2:  firm  and  dependable;  subject  to  little  fluctuation;  "the 
  economy  is  stable" 
  3:  not  taking  part  readily  in  chemical  change 
  4:  maintaining  equilibrium 
  5:  showing  little  if  any  change;  "a  static  population"  [syn:  {static}, 
  {unchanging}] 
  n  :  a  building  for  housing  horses  or  other  livestock  [syn:  {stalls}, 
  {horse  barn}] 
  v  :  shelter  in  a  stable;  "stable  horses"




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