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Dictionary: sta·ble1   (stā'bəl) pronunciation
adj., -bler, -blest.
    1. Resistant to change of position or condition; not easily moved or disturbed: a house built on stable ground; a stable platform.
    2. Not subject to sudden or extreme change or fluctuation: a stable economy; a stable currency.
    3. Maintaining equilibrium; self-restoring: a stable aircraft.
  1. Enduring or permanent: a stable peace.
    1. Consistently dependable; steadfast of purpose.
    2. Not subject to mental illness or irrationality: a stable personality.
  2. Physics. Having no known mode of decay; indefinitely long-lived. Used of atomic particles.
  3. Chemistry. Not easily decomposed or otherwise modified chemically.

[Middle English, from Old French estable, from Latin stabilis.]

stableness sta'ble·ness n.
stably sta'bly adv.

sta·ble2 (stā'bəl) pronunciation
n.
    1. A building for the shelter and feeding of domestic animals, especially horses and cattle.
    2. A group of animals lodged in such a building.
    1. All the racehorses belonging to a single owner or racing establishment. See synonyms at flock1.
    2. The personnel employed to keep and train such a group of racehorses.
  1. A group, as of athletes or entertainers, under common management: a stable of prizefighters.

v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

v.tr.
To put or keep in or as if in a stable.

v.intr.
To live in or as if in a stable.

[Middle English, from Old French estable, from Latin stabulum, stable, standing place.]


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Thesaurus: stable
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adjective

  1. Not easily moved or shaken: firm1, secure, solid, sound2, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, unshakable. See continue/stop/pause, strong/weak.
  2. Firmly settled or positioned: fast, firm1, secure, steady, strong, sure. See continue/stop/pause.
  3. Consistently reliable, especially because of resistance to outside pressures: steadfast, steady, steady-going. See continue/stop/pause.

Antonyms: stable
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adj

Definition: braced
Antonyms: rickety, unstable

adj

Definition: constant, fixed; resistant
Antonyms: inconstant, shaky, unfixed, unstable, wobbly


Dental Dictionary: stable
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adj

Term applied to a substance that has no tendency to decompose spontaneously. As applied to chemical compounds, it denotes their ability to resist chemical alterations.

Architecture: stable
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A building, or portion thereof, for the housing and feeding of horses, cattle, and other domestic animals.


A personality trait applied to someone tending towards the calm, even-tempered, and controlled end of the neuroticism-stability continuum. Compare neurotic.

1. animal accommodation, usually for horses.
2. to accommodate an animal in a stable as distinct from running at pasture.
3. steady; not easily swayed.

  • s. blackleg — caused by the germination of latent spores of Clostridium septicum in tissues. The clinical disease is similar to blackleg.
  • s. cough — any of the viral diseases of the upper respiratory tract of horses, but most commonly equine influenza.
  • s. fly — see stomoxys calcitrans.
  • s. footrot — see stable footrot.
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IN BRIEF: Steady in purpose. Also: A building in which domestic animals are housed.

pronunciation Unless man has the wit and the grit to build his civilization on something better than material power, it is surely idle to talk of plans for a stable peace. — Francis B. Sayre

Wikipedia: Stable
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The interior of a stable built for horses
A horse in a box stall, inside a stable
Stables of the Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland

A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals. There are many different types of stables in use today such as the American barn which is a large barn with a door each end and individual stalls inside or free standing stables with the classic top and bottom opening doors. The term "stable" is also used to describe a group of animals kept by one owner, regardless of housing or location.

A horse stable, over 100 years old, still in use
Traditional style barn, built 1802, still used as a horse stable
A modest stable with a few stalls
A shed row-style stable at a riding club in Panama.

The exterior design of a stable can vary widely, based on climate, building materials, historical period, and cultural styles of architecture. A wide range of building materials can be used, including masonry (bricks or stone), wood, and steel. Stables can range widely in size, from a small building to house only one or two animals, to facilities used at agricultural shows or at race tracks, which can house hundreds of animals.

Other uses

Historically, the headquarters of a unit of cavalry, not simply their horses' accommodation, would be called a stable.

Used metaphorically from this origin, a stable is a collection of people (e.g. professional wrestlers) working under a single manager.

Historical stables in Great Britain had a hayloft on the first floor and a pitching door at the front. Doors and windows were symmetrically arranged. Interior was divided into stalls - a large stall was for a foaling mare or sick horse. Outside steps to the first floor were common for farm hands to live in the building.[1]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - stabil, fast, standhaftig, stadig, urokkelig

idioms:

  • stable equilibrium    stabil ligevægt

2.
n. - stald
v. tr. - opstalde
v. intr. - bo i en stald

idioms:

  • shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    dække brønden til efter barnet er faldet i den, sælge skindet før bjørnen er skudt
  • stable boy    stalddreng

Nederlands (Dutch)
stal, stabiel, vaststaand, stallen

Français (French)
1.
adj. - équilibré, stable, inébranlable, solide, durable

idioms:

  • stable equilibrium    équilibre stable

2.
n. - écurie, écurie (de courses), (fig) empire, équipe
v. tr. - mettre à l'écurie
v. intr. - mettre à l'écurie

idioms:

  • shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    (fig) fermer la cage quand les oiseaux se sont envolés
  • stable boy    palefrenier

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - stabil, gefestigt

idioms:

  • stable equilibrium    stabiles Gleichgewicht

2.
n. - Stall, Rennstall
v. - in den Stall bringen

idioms:

  • shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind reingefallen ist
  • stable boy    Stallbursche

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στάβλος, (μτφ.) (παλιο)παρέα
v. - σταβλίζω/-ομαι
adj. - σταθερός, αδιατάρακτος, αμετακίνητος, ισορροπημένος

idioms:

  • shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    αντιδρώ καθυστερημένα
  • stable boy    ιπποκόμος, σταβλίτης
  • stable equilibrium    ευσταθής ισορροπία

Italiano (Italian)
stalla, scuderia, stabile, fermo

idioms:

  • close/shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    chiudere la stalla quando i buoi sono fuggiti
  • stable boy/lad    stalliere
  • stable equilibrium    equilibrio stabile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estábulo (m)
v. - alojar em estábulo
adj. - estável, calmo

idioms:

  • close/shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    chorar sobre o leite derramado
  • stable boy/lad    cavalariço (m)
  • stable equilibrium    equilíbrio estável

Русский (Russian)
конюшня, хлев, манеж, ставить в конюшню, устойчивый, твердый, прочный

idioms:

  • close/shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    "После драки кулаками не машут", "крепок задним умом"
  • stable boy/lad    конюх
  • stable equilibrium    устойчивое равновесие

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - equilibrado, estable, fijo, firme, invariable

idioms:

  • stable equilibrium    estado en el que el cuerpo tiende a regresar al equilibrio

2.
n. - establo, caballeriza, cuadra
v. tr. - poner o tener en el establo
v. intr. - estar en el establo

idioms:

  • shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    cerrar la puerta del establo después que salió el caballo, a buenas horas mangas verdes
  • stable boy    mozo de cuadra

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - häststall, stall, stallbyggnad, uppsättning hästar
v. - stalla, sätta in i stallet, stå i stallet
adj. - stadig, fast, säker, ståndaktig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 稳定的, 牢固的, 可靠的, 稳重的, 可信赖的, 平稳的, 坚定的

idioms:

  • shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    贼去关门
  • stable boy    小马倌, 马夫
  • stable equilibrium    稳定平衡

2. 马, 马棚, 一群赛马, 畜舍, 一群人, 把...拴入马厩, 住于厩中

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 穩定的, 牢固的, 可靠的, 穩重的, 可信賴的, 平穩的, 堅定的

idioms:

  • shut the stable door after the horse has bolted    賊去關門
  • stable boy    小馬倌, 馬夫
  • stable equilibrium    穩定平衡

2.
n. - 馬, 馬棚, 一群賽馬, 畜舍, 一群人
v. tr. - 把...拴入馬廄
v. intr. - 住於廄中

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - (감정 등이) 안정된, 견실한, 급격한 변화가 없는

2.
n. - 마구간, (자동차의) 차고, 동일 조직에 속하여 같은 일에 종사하는 사람들의 집단
v. tr. - 마구간에 넣다
v. intr. - 마구간에서 살다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 安定した, 信頼できる
n. - 馬小屋, 厩舎, 競走馬, 集団, 牛小屋
v. - 馬小屋に入れる

idioms:

  • stable boy/lad    少年の馬丁
  • stable equilibrium    安定な平衡

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اسطبل (فعل) وضع الحصان في اسطبل (صفه) مستقر, متزن, ثابت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יציב, החלטי, קבוע‬
n. - ‮אורווה, צוות, צוות סוסי-מירוץ‬
v. tr. - ‮הכניס לאורווה, החזיק באורווה‬
v. intr. - ‮חי באורווה או כמו באורווה‬


 
 
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