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1. (n.) equilibrium
a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
2. equilibrium
equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect.
3. equilibrium
mental or emotional balance; equanimity.
4. equilibrium
a state or sense of steadiness and proper orientation of the body.
5. equilibrium
the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates.
Etymology: (1600–10; < L aequilībrium=aequi-equi - +lībr(a) balance)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) equilibrium
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
2. (noun) chemical equilibrium, equilibrium
a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
3. (noun) balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
equality of distribution
4. (noun) equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium
a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) equilibrium
equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces
2. (noun) equilibrium
a level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body
3. (noun) equilibrium
a balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt
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Sense: a state of equal balance between weights, forces etc.
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 Afrikaans: ewewig |
 Arabic: تَوازُن |
 Bulgarian: равновесие |
 Brazilian: equilíbrio |
 Czech: rovnováha |
 German: das Gleichgewicht |
 Danish: ekvilibrium; ligevægt; ba |
 Greek: ισορροπία |
 Spanish: equilibrio |
 Estonian: tasakaal |
 Farsi: تعادل |
 Finnish: tasapaino |
 French: équilibre |
 Hebrew: שִׁיווּי מִשקָל |
 Hindi: साम्य |
 Croatian: ravnoteža |
 Hungarian: egyensúly |
 Indonesian: keseimbangan |
 Icelandic: jafnvægi |
 Italian: equilibrio |
 Japanese: 均衡 |
 Korean: 균형 |
 Lithuanian: pusiausvyra |
 Latvian: līdzsvars |
 Malay: keseimbangan |
 Dutch: evenwicht |
 Norwegian: likevekt, balanse |
 Polish: równowaga |
 Persian: تعادل |
 Pashto: انډول توب، توازن، تعادل |
 Portuguese: equilíbrio |
 Romanian: echilibru |
 Russian: равновесие |
 Slovak: rovnováha |
 Slovenian: ravnotežje |
 Serbian: ravnoteža |
 Swedish: jämvikt |
 Thai: ความสมดุล |
 Turkish: denge, muvazene |
 Taiwanese: 均衡 |
 Ukrainian: рівновага |
 Urdu: جسمانی توازن |
 Vietnamese: trạng thái cân bằng |
 Chinese: 均衡 |
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