equilibrium


Definition: Meaning of, equilibrium in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm;ˌɛkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm /

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equilibrium equilibriums
[singular, uncountable]
  1. a balance between different people, groups, or forces that compete with each other, so that none is stronger than the others and a situation is not likely to change suddenly
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  2. a state in which you are calm and not angry or upset
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equilibrium used in phrases

  • Nash equilibrium (noun)
    1. game theory a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged
  • acid-base equilibrium (noun)
    1. physiology the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body
  • chemical equilibrium (noun)
    1. a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
  • equilibrium constant (noun)
    1. when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction chemistry the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction
  • equilibrium law (noun)
    1. at chemical equilibrium chemistry the principle that in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction
  • law of chemical equilibrium (noun)
    1. at chemical equilibrium chemistry the principle that in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction
  • punctuated equilibrium (noun)
    1. a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change
  • sense of equilibrium (noun)
    1. a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
  • theory of punctuated equilibrium (noun)
    1. a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change
  • thermal equilibrium (noun)
    1. a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
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