stabile

¹sta·bile

adjective \ˈstā-ˌbī(-ə)l, -ˌbil\

Definition of STABILE

: stationary, stable

Origin of STABILE

Latin stabilis — more at stable

First Known Use: 1896

Rhymes with STABILE

anthill, at will, backfill, ball mill, bluegill, Brazil, breast drill, cranesbill, crossbill, de Mille, dentil, de-skill, distill, doorsill, downhill, duckbill, dullsville, dunghill, fire drill, foothill, freewill, free will, gin mill, goodwill, gristmill, handbill, hawksbill, hornbill, Huntsville, ill will, instill, Knoxville, lambkill, landfill, limekiln, manille, McGill, Melville, mixed grill, molehill, mudsill, Nashville, no-till, pep pill, per mill, playbill, pot still, pug mill, quadrille, red squill, refill, roadkill, sawmill, Schuylkill, self-will, Seville, sheathbill, shoebill, show bill, sidehill, sigil, spadille, spoonbill, standstill, stock-still, storksbill, T-bill, treadmill, true bill, twin bill, twist drill, until, uphill, vaudeville, waxbill, waybill, windchill, windmill, Zangwill

²sta·bile

noun \-ˌbēl\

Definition of STABILE

: an abstract sculpture or construction similar in appearance to a mobile but made to be stationary

Origin of STABILE

probably from French, from Latin stabilis, adjective

First Known Use: 1937

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

Rhymes with STABILE

aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, chainwheel, chenille, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, pastille, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel

sta·bile

adjective \ˈstā-ˌbīl, -ˌbil\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of STABILE

1

: stable 1

2

: resistant to chemical change <native proteins are never stabile—Otto Rahn>