equilibrium
noun
equi·lib·ri·um
ˌē-kwə-ˈli-brē-əm
ˌe-
plural equilibriums or equilibria
ˌē-kwə-ˈli-brē-ə
ˌe-
1
a
: a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
trying to recover his equilibrium
b
: a state of adjustment between opposing or divergent influences or elements
2
: a state of balance between opposing forces or actions that is either static (as in a body acted on by forces whose resultant is zero) or dynamic (as in a reversible chemical reaction when the rates of reaction in both directions are equal)
3
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