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Definition of Equilibrium

1. Noun. A stable situation in which forces cancel one another.

2. Noun. A chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates.

3. Noun. Equality of distribution.

4. Noun. A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head.

Definition of Equilibrium

1. n. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces.

Definition of Equilibrium

1. Noun. The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change. ¹

2. Noun. (physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero. ¹

3. Noun. (chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same. ¹

4. Noun. Mental balance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Equilibrium

1. [n -RIA or -RIUMS]

Medical Definition of Equilibrium

1. Balance A condition in which no further net change is occuring in a system, and free energy is minimimal. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Equilibrium

equilibrations equilibrator equilibrators equilibratory equilibria equilibrial equilibrioception equilibrious equilibrise equilibrist

equilibristic equilibristics equilibrists equilibrities equilibrity equilibrium (current term) equilibrium centrifugation equilibrium constant equilibrium dialysis equilibrium law

equilibrium potential equilibrium price equilibrium vapor pressure equilibriums equilibrize equilin equilisation equilisations equiluminant equimolal

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