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Noun: equilibrium (equilibria,equilibriums)  ,ee-kwu'li-bree-um
  1. A stable situation in which forces cancel one another
    "The economy reached an equilibrium between supply and demand"
     
  2. A chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
    "The production of ammonia in the Haber process relies on establishing a chemical equilibrium under specific conditions of temperature and pressure";
    - chemical equilibrium
     
  3. Equality of distribution
    "The designer achieved equilibrium in the room's layout";
    - balance, equipoise, counterbalance
     
  4. A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
    "Her equilibrium was affected by the ear infection, causing dizziness";
    - labyrinthine sense, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium

Derived forms: equilibriums, equilibria

Type of: chemical reaction, construction, proprioception, reaction, situation, state of affairs, structure

Antonym: disequilibrium

Encyclopedia: Equilibrium