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Princeton's WordNet

  1. equilibrationnoun

    stabilization by bringing into equilibrium

Wiktionary

  1. equilibrationnoun

    The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Equilibrationnoun

    Equipoise; the act of keeping the balance even.

    Etymology: from equilibrate.

    The accession of bodies upon, or secession thereof from the earth’s surface, perturb not the equilibration of either hemisphere. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i. c. 2.

    In so great a variety of motions, as running, leaping, and dancing, nature’s laws of equilibration are always observed. William Derham, Physico-Theology.

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  1. equilibration

    Equilibration is a process of achieving balance or equilibrium within a system. This could be a physical, biological, psychological, or chemical system. The term often refers to the adjustment of various elements or factors until a stable or optimal state is achieved. This includes biological processes where the body reaches homeostasis, or in psychoanalysis where the mind balances conflicting elements, or even in thermodynamics when all parts of a system have reached a consistent state.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Equilibrationnoun

    act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise

  2. Equilibrationnoun

    the process by which animal and vegetable organisms preserve a physiological balance

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of equilibration in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of equilibration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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