1. a sculpture having immobile units as opposed to a mobile
Usage: art

1. stationary rather than mobile
Usage: technical

Examples

• The artist created a large metal stabile for the museum courtyard.
• Calder was famous for both his mobiles and his stabiles.
• The stabile sculpture remained perfectly still despite the wind.
• Unlike the hanging mobile, the stabile was anchored to the ground.
• The gallery featured several stabile works alongside kinetic art.
• His latest stabile incorporates bold geometric shapes.