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- Dictionaryequilibrium/ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm/
noun
- 1. a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced: "the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium" Similar Opposite
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1. : a state of balance between opposing forces or actions that is either static (as in a body acted on by forces whose resultant is zero) or dynamic (as in a reversible chemical reaction when the velocities in both directions are equal) 2. : a state of intellectual or emotional balance.
equilibrium. noun [ S or U ] formal uk / ˌek.wɪˈlɪb.ri.əm / / ˌiː.kwɪˈlɪb.ri.əm / us / ˌiː.kwəˈlɪb.ri.əm / / ˌek.wəˈlɪb.ri.əm / Add to word list. a state of balance: The disease destroys much of the inner ear, disturbing the animal's equilibrium. the country's economic equilibrium. a calm mental state:
equilibrium. 1. A condition in which all influences acting cancel each other, so that a static or balanced situation results. In physics, equilibrium results from the cancellation of forces acting on an object.
EQUILIBRIUM meaning: 1 : a state in which opposing forces or actions are balanced so that one is not stronger or greater than the other; 2 : a state of emotional balance or calmness.
The sum of all forces acting on a body that is in equilibrium is zero (because opposing forces balance each other). A system that is in equilibrium shows no tendency to alter over time.
The word equilibrium is commonly used to refer to mental or emotional balance, and a near synonym in this sense is composure. In chemistry, equilibrium is the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction occur at equal rates.
a stable condition in which forces cancel one another. 2. a state or feeling of mental balance; composure. 3. any unchanging condition or state of a body, system, etc, resulting from the balance or cancelling out of the influences or processes to which it is subjected. See thermodynamic equilibrium. 4. physics.
