Stabilizer

Last updated March 08, 2025

Stabilizer, stabiliser, stabilisation or stabilization may refer to:

Chemistry and food processing

Stabilizer (chemistry), a substance added to prevent unwanted change in state of another substance
- Polymer stabilizers are stabilizers used specifically in plastic or other polymers
Stabilizer (food), a type of food additive
Wood stabilization, a wood preservation process to prevent distortion caused by moisture
Clarification and stabilization of wine

Buoyancy compensator (diving) adjusts buoyancy.
Stabilizer (aircraft), surfaces to help keep aircraft under control. Includes:
- Vertical stabilizer of airplanes
- Tailplane or horizontal stabilizer
Stabilizer (ship), fins on ships to counteract roll
Stabilizer, another name for bicycle training wheels
Stabilizers, the extendable legs mounted on a land vehicle which are folded out when stabilization is required; see Outrigger
Drilling stabilizer, part of the bottom hole assembly in oil drilling
Gyroscopic stabilizer (disambiguation), on ships and aircraft
Gun stabilizer, or gyrostabilizer, a device that helps a moving tank's gunner to aim the gun
Sway bar, a bar linking the two sides of an automotive suspension
Stabilization pond, a way of stabilizing wastewater
Voltage stabilizer, a system designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage

Camera stabilizer, an external mechanical device to stabilize the camera as a whole
Image stabilization, software or hardware that stabilizes the image

Stabilization (architecture) of worn or damaged foundations of a structure
Stabilization (medical) is a process to help prevent shock in sick or injured people
Stabilization (warfare), part of counter-insurgency operations
Automatic stabilizer, an economics term
Crude oil stabilisation, part of an oil production plant
Mood stabilizer, a kind of psychiatric medication
Segmental stabilizers are the muscles which provide support across joints
Stabiliser cattle, a breed of beef cattle
Stabilizer code, a concept in quantum error correction
Stabilizers (band), an American band