stability

«stability» in Mova's school dictionary: being steady and not likely to fall over, move or change… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (stability — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Stability is being steady and not likely to fall over, move or change suddenly. tree →

2) Stability in a life, family, country or job means things stay calm and safe and do not keep changing. tree →

3) (science) Stability is how well a structure or object stays balanced and upright. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and design lessons stability means a wide base and a low centre of weight make a tower or boat hard to tip. In everyday life and news it means calm, safe conditions: a stable home, prices that do not jump. Phrases: for stability, give stability, lose stability, peace and stability.

examples

• A wide base gives a tower more stability. tree →
• The bike's training wheels add stability. tree →
• Children need stability and love at home. tree →
• The boat lost its stability in the big waves. tree →
• Test the stability of your paper bridge by adding coins. tree →
• The country wants peace and stability after the war. tree →

note

Noun from the adjective «stable» (steady). The opposite is «instability». Uncountable: «more stability», not «stabilities». «Stable» as a noun (a building for horses) is a different word.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stability» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.