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Definition of Equilibrant
1. Noun. A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Equilibrant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Equilibrant
Literary usage of Equilibrant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Framed Structures and Girders, Theory and Practice by Edgar Marburg (1911)
"10 (a), the equilibrant of forces 1-4 will be determined by assuming the pole 0 at
... The intersection of ei and c2 is a point on the required equilibrant. ..."
2. Statics by Algebraic and Graphic Methods: Intended Primarily for Students of by Lewis Jerome Johnson (1903)
"The resultant and the equilibrant for a given set differ in sense only, ...
Of a set of forces in equilibrium anyone of them is the equilibrant of all the ..."
3. A Text Book on Graphic Statics by Charles Wesley Malcolm (1909)
"equilibrant. A single force, or the simplest system, which will exactly neutralize
the effect of a system of forces, is called the equilibrant of the system ..."
4. Statistics by Algebraic and Graphic Methods: Intended Primarily for Students by Lewis Jerome Johnson (1908)
"A single force the addition of which to a set of forces produces equilibrium is
called the equilibrant -of that set of forces. ..."
5. Graphics and Structural Design by Howard Drysdale Hess (1915)
"For the system to be in equilibrium, however, the equilibrant of F2 and F3 should
coincide with E. It is evident that the equilibrant of the system would be ..."
6. Graphics and Structural Design by Howard Drysdale Hess (1913)
"For the system to be in equilibrium, however, the equilibrant of F? and F3 should
coincide with E. It is evident that the equilibrant of the system would be ..."
7. Framed Structures and Girders Theory and Practice. Volume I. Stresses, Part I by Edgar Marburg (1911)
"apex of the force polygon as, for example, c, to any other apex, g, represents
the equilibrant of all the forces to one side, and the resultant of all the ..."
8. Framed Structures and Girders, Theory and Practice: Theory and Practice by Edgar Marburg (1911)
"10 (a), the equilibrant of forces 1-4 will be determined by assuming the pole 0
at some central point in the interior of the force polygon, Fig. (b). ..."
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