Autostability

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Autostability \Au`to*sta*bil"i*ty\, n. [Auto- + stability.]
     (Mechanics)
     Automatic stability; also, inherent stability. An
     a["e]roplane 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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]