Monday, June 8, 2015

stable, stabile

Stable or stable means firm or steady, literally or figuratively--
Use bolts at all four corners if you want it to be stable.
With a stable government the economy is sure to improve.

Stable or stable also means a building where livestock are kept--
The horses are in the stable.

Stabile or stabile ( rhymes or nearly rhymes with stable ) is a medical term, meaning resistant chemical change, most commonly used to mean when exposed to moderate heat--
These proteins are stabile at 110 degrees.

Stabile also means a type of abstract sculpture that is fixed to a support--
He posted a photo of Calder's famous stabile.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"We'll need to add some lead weights to make the base of the stabile stable."

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