Equilibrium \E`qui*lib"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. Equilibriums, L.
Equilibria. [L. aequilibrium, fr. aequilibris in
equilibrium, level; aequus equal + libra balance. See
Equal, and Librate.]
1. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of
rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more
forces.
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2. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an
object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to
preserve the equilibrium of the body.
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Health consists in the equilibrium between those two
powers. --Arbuthnot.
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3. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with
consequent indecision and doubt.
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Equilibrium valve (Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See
under Valve.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
equilibrium
n 1: a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
[syn: chemical equilibrium]
2: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another [ant:
disequilibrium]
3: equality of distribution [syn: balance, equipoise, counterbalance]
4: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that
registers the orientation of the head [syn: labyrinthine
sense, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of
equilibrium]
[also: equilibria (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
121 Moby Thesaurus words for "equilibrium":
accordance, aplomb, assurance, balance, balanced personality,
beauty, bilateral symmetry, calm, coequality, coextension,
communion, community, concinnity, confidence, conformity,
congruity, consistency, consonance, constancy, continuity, cool,
corelation, correlation, correlativism, correlativity,
correspondence, counterbalance, counterpoise, dynamic symmetry,
equability, equality, equanimity, equation, equipoise,
equipollence, equiponderance, equity, equivalence, equivalency,
euphony, eurythmics, eurythmy, evenness, fastness, finish,
firmness, harmony, homeostasis, homogeneity, identity,
imperturbability, invariability, inverse proportion, inverse ratio,
inverse relationship, justice, keeping, level head,
levelheadedness, levelness, likeness, measure, measuredness,
monolithism, multilateral symmetry, mutuality, nerve, order,
orderedness, par, parallelism, parity, persistence, poise,
polarity, possession, presence of mind, proportion,
proportionality, reciprocality, reciprocation, reciprocity,
regularity, relativity, reliability, restraint, rhythm, rootedness,
sang-froid, secureness, security, self-assurance, self-command,
self-confidence, self-control, self-possession, self-restraint,
shapeliness, solidity, soundness, stability, stabilization,
stable equilibrium, stable state, stasis, steadfastness,
steadiness, steady nerves, steady state, substantiality, sweetness,
symmetricalness, symmetry, trilateral symmetry, undeflectability,
uniformity, unity, unruffledness, unshakable nerves,
unshakableness, well-regulated mind
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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