As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
stabilization, stabilisation
(noun) the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable; “he worked for price stabilization for farm products”; “wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace”; “stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions”
stabilization, stabilisation
(noun) the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stabilization (countable and uncountable, plural stabilizations)
(uncountable) The process of stabilizing.
(countable) The result of being stabilized.
(medicine, uncountable) A preliminary medical process for sick or injured people to attempt to keep their medical condition from deteriorating too much and too quickly before being treated in depth at a medical facility.
• self-stabilization
• albitizations
Source: Wiktionary
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.