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- DictionaryE·qui·lib·ri·um/ˌekwəˈlibrēəm/
noun
- 1. a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced: "the maintenance of social equilibrium"
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 state of balance, especially between different forces or influences. Any disturbance to the body's state of equilibrium can produce stress. in equilibrium The point at which the solid and the liquid are in equilibrium is called the freezing point. We have achieved an equilibrium in the economy.
3 days ago · 1. a state of balance or equality between opposing forces. 2. a state of balance or adjustment of conflicting desires, interests, etc. 3. a. the ability of the animal body to keep itself properly oriented or positioned; bodily stability or balance. b. mental or emotional stability or balance; poise. 4.
1. In physical sense: The condition of equal balance between… 1.a. In physical sense: The condition of equal balance between… 1.b. equilibrium of temperature: See quot. Expand. 2. The state of equal balance between powers of any kind… 2.a. The state of equal balance between powers of any kind… 2.b.
1. : a state in which opposing forces or actions are balanced so that one is not stronger or greater than the other. Supply and demand were in equilibrium. chemical equilibrium. 2. : a state of emotional balance or calmness. It took me several minutes to recover my equilibrium. [= composure]
1. a stable condition in which forces cancel one another. 2. a state or feeling of mental balance; composure. 3. (General Physics) 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.
3 days ago · It was the combination of the impact and the uprush of steam that so disturbed the equilibrium of the raider as to cause it to crash. Antonyms: disequilibrium, non-equilibrium; Hypernyms [edit] (in physics): stasis; Hyponyms [edit] (in physics): heat death (thermodynamic equilibrium state of maximum entropy)
