"stabiliser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stabilisers [plural]
Etymology: stabilise + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stabilise|er}} stabilise + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} stabiliser (plural stabilisers)
  1. (non-Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of stabilizer. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stabilizer Derived forms: gyrostabiliser, horizontal stabiliser
    Sense id: en-stabiliser-en-noun-Kybqk7a8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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