equilibrium
Equilibrium is a state of balance. If you play sports so much that you don’t have time for your studies, you need to study more and play less, until sports and studying reach a point of equilibrium. Or become a professional athlete.
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. This noun is from Latin aequilībrium, from the prefix aequi- “equal” plus lībra “a balance, scale.”
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a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
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disequilibrium
loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
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balance
a state of equilibrium
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balance of power
an equilibrium of power between nations
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dynamic balance
(aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced
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homeostasis
(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
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isostasy
(geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth’s crust
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Nash equilibrium
(game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged
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poise
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
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thermal equilibrium
a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
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tension
a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
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electrolyte balance
an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning
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nitrogen balance
the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)
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situation, state of affairs
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
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disequilibrium
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equality of distribution
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balance, counterbalance, equipoise-
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conformation
a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
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proportion, symmetry
balance among the parts of something
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construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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conformation
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a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
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proprioception
the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts
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proprioception
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when a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
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acid-base balance, acid-base equilibrium
(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body
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chemical reaction, reaction
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
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acid-base balance, acid-base equilibrium