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equilibrium

[ ee-kwuh-lib-ree-uhm, ek-wuh- ]

noun

plural equilibriums, equilibria
  1. a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect.
  3. mental or emotional balance; equanimity:

    The pressures of the situation caused her to lose her equilibrium.

  4. Chemistry. the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates.


equilibrium

/ ËŒ¾±Ë°ì·Éɪˈ±ôɪ²ú°ùɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. a stable condition in which forces cancel one another
  2. a state or feeling of mental balance; composure
  3. any unchanging condition or state of a body, system, etc, resulting from the balance or cancelling out of the influences or processes to which it is subjected See thermodynamic equilibrium
  4. physics a state of rest or uniform motion in which there is no resultant force on a body
  5. chem the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction take place at equal rates
  6. physics the condition of a system that has its total energy distributed among its component parts in the statistically most probable manner
  7. physiol a state of bodily balance, maintained primarily by special receptors in the inner ear
  8. the economic condition in which there is neither excess demand nor excess supply in a market
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equilibrium

/ ŧ′k·ÉÉ™-±ôÄ­²ú′°ùŧ-É™³¾ /

, Plural equilibriums

  1. Physics.
    The state of a body or physical system that is at rest or in constant and unchanging motion. A system that is in equilibrium shows no tendency to alter over time.
  2. Physics.
    â—† If a system is in static equilibrium , there are no net forces and no net torque in the system.
  3. Physics.
    â—† If a system is in stable equilibrium , small disturbances to the system cause only a temporary change before it returns to its original state.
  4. Chemistry.
    The state of a reversible chemical reaction in which its forward and reverse reactions occur at equal rates so that the concentration of the reactants and products remains the same.

equilibrium

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  1. A condition in which all influences acting cancel each other, so that a static or balanced situation results. In physics , equilibrium results from the cancellation of forces acting on an object. In chemistry , it occurs when chemical reactions are proceeding in such a way that the amount of each substance in a system remains the same. ( See chemical equilibrium .)

equilibrium

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  1. In economics , a state of the economy in which for every commodity or service (including labor), total supply and demand are exactly equal. Equilibrium is never actually attained; it is approximated by movements of the market.
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Notes

Keynesian economics departed from conventional economic theory in demonstrating that economic equilibrium and full employment need not occur together. Therefore, as a system tends toward equilibrium, it might not eliminate unemployment.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð·±ç³Ü¾±±ô·¾±Â·²ú°ù²¹Â·³Ù´Ç·°ù²â [ih-, kwil, -, uh, -br, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ee-kw, uh, -, lib, -r, uh, -, ek-w, uh, -], adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôe·±ç³Ü¾±Â·±ô¾±²ú۾±Â·³Ü³¾ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of equilibrium1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin ²¹±ð±ç³Ü¾±±ôÄ«²ú°ù¾±³Ü³¾, from aequi- equi- + ±ôÄ«²ú°ù(²¹) “balance†+ -ium -ium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of equilibrium1

C17: from Latin ²¹±ð±ç³Ü¾±±ôÄ«²ú°ù¾±³Ü³¾, from aequi- equi- + ±ôÄ«²ú°ù²¹ pound, balance
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Goode’s painterly retort — still lifes that held the abstract and the figurative in taut equilibrium — brilliantly neutralized that argument, while adding depth to the object/image dichotomy.

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But I confess that I've been worried that too many Americans have been averting their gaze in order to maintain some sense of emotional equilibrium.

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The region’s retail sector had just begun to regain its equilibrium after the pandemic and prolonged strikes in Hollywood, when a new chapter of devastation, this one wrought by flames, arrived.

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But by the late 18th century, this precarious equilibrium began to unravel.

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