n. Abstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Fixed; firm: noting, in electrotherapeutics, an electrode which is kept applied to one part, as distinguished from a labile electrode, which is moved about over the surface.
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adj. (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change
adj. not able or intended to be moved
n. a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support
Word Usage
"Experimental users are responsible themselves for moving early to a "stabile" Ubuntu version."