stabilization

== English == === Alternative forms === stabilisation (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From stabilize + -ation. === Pronunciation === enPR: stā'-bəl-ĭz-āʹ-shən, stā'-bəl-īz-āʹ-shən, IPA(key): /ˌsteɪ.bəl.ɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsteɪ.bəl.aɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/ enPR: stăb'-əl-ĭz-āʹ-shən, stăb'-əl-īz-āʹ-shən, (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˌst̪ab.əl.ɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌst̪ab.əl.aɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌstæb-/ Hyphenation: sta‧bil‧iz‧a‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === stabilization (countable and uncountable, plural stabilizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English) (uncountable) The process of stabilizing. (countable) The result of being stabilized. (medicine, uncountable) A preliminary medical process for sick or injured people to attempt to keep their medical condition from deteriorating too much and too quickly before being treated in depth at a medical facility. ==== Hyponyms ==== self-stabilization ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === stabilization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === albitizations