Noun: equilibrium (equilibria,equilibriums) ,ee-kwu'li-bree-um
- A stable situation in which forces cancel one another
"The economy reached an equilibrium between supply and demand"
- 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
- Equality of distribution
"The designer achieved equilibrium in the room's layout";
- balance, equipoise, counterbalance
- 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