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stabile

sta·bile

UK/ˈsteɪ.baɪl/ US/ˈsteɪˌbil/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support

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adjective

1.
2.

not able or intended to be moved

  • “the immovable hills”
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Origin

Coined by German-French artist Jean Arp in 1932 from Latin stabilis (“firmly fixed or established”) to describe the stationary works of Alexander Calder as opposed to his better known mobiles.

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