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AUTOSTABILITY
AUTOSTABILITY
Au
`
to
*
sta
*
bil
"i *ty, n. [
Auto-
+
stability.
] (
Mechanics
)
Defn:
Automatic
stability;
also,
inherent
stability.
An
aƫroplane
is
inherently
stable
if
it
keeps
in
steady
poise
by
virtue
of
its
shape
and
proportions
alone;
it
is
automatically
stable
if
it
keeps
in
steady
poise
by
means
of
self-operative
mechanism.