stabile
1 of 2adjective
sta·bile ˈstā-ˌbī(-ə)l 
-ˌbil
-ˌbil : stationary, stable
stabile
2 of 2noun
sta·bile ˈstā-ˌbēl
: an abstract sculpture or construction similar in appearance to a mobile but made to be stationary
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2021 Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, 14 May 2017 Calder is credited with having created the mobile as well as the stabile, a sculpture that contains moving parts but sits on the floor. Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017
Adjective
Allen was drafted into a stabile situation in Buffalo. Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2021 Noun
Unlike Calder’s mobiles that perform for you, his stabiles are viewer-activated. Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, 14 May 2017 Calder is credited with having created the mobile as well as the stabile, a sculpture that contains moving parts but sits on the floor. Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017 Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin stabilis — more at stable
Noun
probably from French, from Latin stabilis, adjective
First Known Use
Adjective
1896, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1937, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
stabile
adjective
sta·bile ˈstā-ˌbīl -ˌbil
-ˌbil 1
: stable sense 1
2
: resistant to chemical change
native proteins are never stabile Otto Rahn
Otto Rahn