equilibrium

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• æquilibrium^[1] (dated)

[edit] Etymology

From Latin æquilībrium, from æquus (“‘equal’”) + lībra (“‘balance’”).^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP)¹ IPA: /iːkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/^[1]
• (RP)² IPA: /ɛkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/

[edit] Noun

equilibrium (plural equilibria)

1. The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
2. (physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.
3. (chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
4. Mental balance.

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[edit] Synonyms

• (a condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced): balance, stability
• (in physics):
• (in chemistry):
• (mental balance): sanity

[edit] Antonyms

• (a condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced): disequilibrium, imbalance, instability
• (in physics): disequilibrium, non-equilibrium
• (in chemistry):
• (mental balance): insanity, instability, madness

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[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} “equilibrium” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.]