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1 stability
[stə'bi-]noun (the quality of being stable.) stöðugleiki -
2 instability
[instə'biləti](lack of stability or steadiness eg of personality.) óstöðugleiki -
3 stable
I ['steibl] adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) stöðugur, í jafnvægi2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) stöðugur, traustur3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) staðfastur4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stöðugur, þolinn•- stabilize
- stabilise
- stabilization
- stabilisation II ['steibl] noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) hest-/gripahús2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) reiðskóli/-höll; hesthús
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