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  1. 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.

  2. a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces. equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect. The pressures of the situation caused her to lose her equilibrium. Chemistry. the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates.

  3. EQUILIBRIUM definition: 1. a state of balance: 2. a calm mental state: 3. the state in which the reactants (= substances…. Learn more.

  4. early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘well-balanced state of mind’): from Latin aequilibrium, from aequi- ‘equal’+ libra ‘balance’. Definition of equilibrium noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. Dec 6, 2002 · Equilibrium: Directed by Kurt Wimmer. With Dominic Purcell, Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Christian Kahrmann. In an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.

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  7. Equilibrium, in physics, the condition of a system when neither its state of motion nor its internal energy state tends to change with time. A simple mechanical body is said to be in equilibrium if it experiences neither linear acceleration nor angular acceleration; unless it is disturbed by an.

  8. In chemistry, equilibrium is the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction occur at equal rates. This noun is from Latin aequilībrium, from the prefix aequi-, "equal" plus lībra, "a balance, scale." Definitions of equilibrium. noun. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another. see more. noun.

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