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   equilibrium

   /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm/

   noun

   • 1. a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced: "the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium" Similar balancesymmetryequipoiseparityequalityevennessstabilitysteadinessarchaic:counterpoiseequipollenceOpposite imbalance
   • ▪ a state of physical balance: "I stumbled over a rock and recovered my equilibrium"
   • ▪ a calm state of mind: "his intensity could unsettle his equilibrium" Similar composurecalmnesscalmequanimitycollectednesssangfroidcoolnesssteadinessstabilitylevel-headednesscool-headednessimperturbabilitypoisepresence of mindself-possessionself-controlself-commandimpassivenessimpassivityunexcitabilityplacidityplacidnesstranquillityserenityinformal:coolunflappabilityrare:ataraxyataraxiaOpposite agitationnervousness
   • ▪ a state in which a process and its reverse are occurring at equal rates so that no overall change is taking place: "ice is in equilibrium with water"
   • ▪ a situation in which supply and demand are matched and prices stable: "the market is in equilibrium"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘well-balanced state of mind’): from Latin aequilibrium, from aequi- ‘equal’ + libra ‘balance’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. equilibrial adjective

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   equilibrium. 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.

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   The word equilibrium is commonly used to refer to mental or emotional balance, and a near synonym in this sense is composure. In chemistry, equilibrium is the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction occur at equal rates.

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