equilibrium
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See also 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
[edit] Noun
equilibrium (plural equilibriums or equilibria)
- The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
- (physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.
- (chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
- Mental balance.
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from equilibri(um)
[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
[edit] Translations
condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
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physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
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chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
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mental balance
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[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “equilibrium” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.]
