Definition of equilibrium in English:

equilibrium

nounPlural equilibria ˌɛkwɪˈlɪbrɪəmˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm

mass noun

1A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium
Example sentencesExamples
- This necessitates that the steady-state equilibrium between free and LPOR-bound pigment be displaced toward the latter.
- The equilibrium between these different species might be expected to be influenced by the charge on the liposomes.
- This analysis suggested that the African population is close to equilibrium between mutational forces and genetic drift.
- When a conflict of norms occurs, some balance, harmony, or form of equilibrium between two or more norms must be found; or, alternatively, one norm overrides the other.
- We observed that over time in KwaZulu Natal the selective sweep reduced in size toward equilibrium between selection and recombination.
- Among the methods that aim at inferring population parameters, many rely on the hypothesis of equilibrium between mutation, migration, and drift.
- The book is now in equilibrium, the downwards force of gravity is perfectly countered by the upwards force that you are applying to it.
- The equilibrium between species of resident bacteria provides stability in the microbial population within the same individual under normal conditions.
- Thus, a balanced opinion is one which establishes an equilibrium between opposing views, ‘weighing’ one set of views against the other.
- What maintained some uneasy, if unconvincing, equilibrium between the two was the portrayal of the Soviet Cold War threat as a rationalization for American measures in pursuit of both.
- The two forces seeking equilibrium are gravity and pressure from the surrounding liquid.
- The maintenance of equilibrium between limited pluralisms limits the effectiveness of the mobilization and can lead to apathy.
- The unsustainable nature of psi is consistent with the concept that psi effects are a dynamic or fluctuating equilibrium between opposing forces.
- However, the steady-state equilibrium between bound and free pigment was largely in favor of the free form.
- I think as far as the Internet is concerned, we are groping towards the defining equilibrium between crime and defense.
- On a larger societal scale, the best way to reach equilibrium between these energies is through a free and open society and free markets.
- Population structure can play an important role in determining the mean fitness of populations at equilibrium between mutation and selection.
- The grand coalition is much more based on a laboriously worked out equilibrium between the CDU, CSU and SPD.
- Both Equation 38 and Equation 42 assume Haldane's mapping function and linkage equilibrium between markers and the trait locus.
- A dynamic and nearly balanced equilibrium between opposing forces appears to characterize the situation.
Synonyms
balance, symmetry, equipoise, parity, equality, evenness
stability, steadiness
archaic counterpoise, equipollence
1. 1.1 A state of physical balance.
  I stumbled over a rock and recovered my equilibrium
  Example sentencesExamples
  Striking at or otherwise upsetting the center of gravity can cause the object to lose its balance, or equilibrium, and fall to the ground.
  The receptor organ of posture and equilibrium is a composite one located in the semicircular canals, the utricle, and the saccule of the inner ear.
  His black wings flapped vainly in the wind and water as they tried to regain the precious equilibrium of balance.
  After we recovered our equilibrium, we walked for miles around this bit of Windsor Park.
  Earth, unlike the other solar planets, is not in physical equilibrium.
  Once detached from the gland and ring, respectively, the cell and bubble become spherical to achieve physical equilibrium.
  An orderly life includes mental as well as physical equilibrium, and shunning all evil thoughts.
  Travel sickness, or motion sickness, is an unpleasant, temporary disturbance of your sense of balance and equilibrium that occurs while travelling by sea, road or air.
  Here also it is advisable to upset his physical equilibrium.
  It is essential that human beings know their own bodies so well that they can follow the normal daily routine without disturbing the balance or equilibrium of the body.
  The key to good health, according to this theory, is for the energy channels to be unblocked, allowing the energy to surge freely around the body once more so you achieve a state of balance or equilibrium.
2. 1.2 A calm state of mind.
  his intensity could unsettle his equilibrium
  Example sentencesExamples
  Usually, a hypoglycemic patient does not manifest a sense of mental equilibrium and tranquillity.
  My mental equilibrium improves when I resume the repetitive motion of jiggling my knee, or tapping my foot, or lightly kicking the table leg, etc.
  He clipped his helmet to his belt and stood swaying while his mind regained its equilibrium.
  It might appear from the above that postures, breathing techniques and sensory control automatically purge the mind of distractions and bring about equilibrium and calm.
  Inner confidence, optimism, equilibrium and a positive state of the mind - all go a long way to total recovery.
  Holders of such rigid views tend to reject any new information that may disturb their cognitive equilibrium.
  The traumatic loss of its antennae should deal a devastating blow to the creature's mental equilibrium and may nullify its telepathic abilities.
  Part of the challenge with a team must be keeping an emotional anchor or equilibrium as exhaustion and physical stress accumulate.
  I certainly felt bound to the river for restoring my equilibrium, for calming my senses and for providing me with an escape from the city.
  But it also restores the mental equilibrium we need to recover after the stresses and strains imposed by daily life.
  I lay on her couch and marvelled at the effect a humble tuning fork in F sharp could have on one's mental equilibrium.
  As the warm cream circulates back up through the body, the internal organs are purified, the skin becomes radiant, and the equilibrium of body and mind is restored.
  He'd clearly achieved equilibrium as he calmed down until, noticing he wasn't packing his stuff, the checkout woman tried to help him.
  In that sense, a modest form of depression is like a state of mental equilibrium.
  Rejuvenating a person and enabling him/her to cope better, these techniques re-establish spiritual equilibrium and mental-well being.
  All such activities lead to achieving perfect mental equilibrium to control the senses.
  Women who earn more than their husbands are said to be a threat to their spouses' pride and mental equilibrium.
  By 1921 he had recovered from heavy dependence on drugs, but he never fully regained mental equilibrium.
  She's settling in just fine, and seeing her every few days is helping my mental equilibrium.
  Synonyms
  composure, calmness, calm, equanimity, collectedness, sangfroid, coolness
  steadiness, stability, level-headedness, cool-headedness, imperturbability, poise, presence of mind
  self-possession, self-control, self-command
  impassiveness, impassivity, unexcitability, placidity, placidness, tranquillity, serenity
  informal cool, unflappability
  rare ataraxy, ataraxia
3. 1.3Chemistry 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
  Example sentencesExamples
  Therefore, the metastable equilibrium between iron and iron carbide should be considered, because it is relevant to the behavior of most steels in practice.
  The current ozone layer is as a result of equilibrium between breakdown and recombination.
  The maximum concentration of ions in the solution is in equilibrium with the precipitated solid.
  The time it would take to reach energy equilibrium between the meditator and the tub water would depend on the rate of energy transfer and ability of water to retain this energy.
  For most substances, increasing the pressure when a system is in equilibrium between liquid and solid phases will increase the phase transition temperature.
4. 1.4Economics A situation in which supply and demand are matched and prices stable.
  the market is in equilibrium
  as modifier the equilibrium level of income
  Example sentencesExamples
  The trade balance reached equilibrium or surplus only under conditions of deep recession.
  There has been a huge increase in supply and now the levels of supply and demand are in equilibrium.
  In such a model, prices are in equilibrium at every moment, even when equilibrium prices are changing over time.
  There appears to be equilibrium in demand supply.
  A complex system is likely to spend more time in dis-equilibrium than in equilibrium.

Derivatives

equilibrial

adjective

Observed rates of change, when compared with rates of environmental change and the frequency of major disturbance, suggest that equilibrial communities have rarely, if ever, been achieved during the Holocene.
Example sentencesExamples
- If mortality schedules subsequent to recruitment are strongly density-dependent, pulses of high recruitment will be followed by enhanced mortality and the standing population will remain at or close to an equilibrial size.
- Cenozoic mammals of North America exhibited equilibrial diversity for approximately 55 Myr (Eocene-Pleistocene), with strong local interactions limiting diversity in local assemblages.
- Some of the chapter authors refine these definitions somewhat to reflect current usage, for example, defining a regulated population in terms of a stationary probability distribution rather than an equilibrial density.
- The dynamic model's predicted equilibrial levels of carbon and nitrogen can also be compared to levels observed in never-cultivated habitats at field margins to test the predictive ability of the model.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'well-balanced state of mind'): from Latin aequilibrium, from aequi- 'equal'+ libra 'balance'.

Rhymes

Librium

Definition of equilibrium in US English:

equilibrium

noun

1A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
the maintenance of social equilibrium
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the methods that aim at inferring population parameters, many rely on the hypothesis of equilibrium between mutation, migration, and drift.
- The book is now in equilibrium, the downwards force of gravity is perfectly countered by the upwards force that you are applying to it.
- The equilibrium between these different species might be expected to be influenced by the charge on the liposomes.
- Both Equation 38 and Equation 42 assume Haldane's mapping function and linkage equilibrium between markers and the trait locus.
- The maintenance of equilibrium between limited pluralisms limits the effectiveness of the mobilization and can lead to apathy.
- Population structure can play an important role in determining the mean fitness of populations at equilibrium between mutation and selection.
- However, the steady-state equilibrium between bound and free pigment was largely in favor of the free form.
- We observed that over time in KwaZulu Natal the selective sweep reduced in size toward equilibrium between selection and recombination.
- On a larger societal scale, the best way to reach equilibrium between these energies is through a free and open society and free markets.
- A dynamic and nearly balanced equilibrium between opposing forces appears to characterize the situation.
- I think as far as the Internet is concerned, we are groping towards the defining equilibrium between crime and defense.
- When a conflict of norms occurs, some balance, harmony, or form of equilibrium between two or more norms must be found; or, alternatively, one norm overrides the other.
- The unsustainable nature of psi is consistent with the concept that psi effects are a dynamic or fluctuating equilibrium between opposing forces.
- What maintained some uneasy, if unconvincing, equilibrium between the two was the portrayal of the Soviet Cold War threat as a rationalization for American measures in pursuit of both.
- The two forces seeking equilibrium are gravity and pressure from the surrounding liquid.
- The grand coalition is much more based on a laboriously worked out equilibrium between the CDU, CSU and SPD.
- This analysis suggested that the African population is close to equilibrium between mutational forces and genetic drift.
- This necessitates that the steady-state equilibrium between free and LPOR-bound pigment be displaced toward the latter.
- The equilibrium between species of resident bacteria provides stability in the microbial population within the same individual under normal conditions.
- Thus, a balanced opinion is one which establishes an equilibrium between opposing views, ‘weighing’ one set of views against the other.
Synonyms
balance, symmetry, equipoise, parity, equality, evenness
1. 1.1 A state of physical balance.
  I stumbled over a rock and recovered my equilibrium
  Example sentencesExamples
  The key to good health, according to this theory, is for the energy channels to be unblocked, allowing the energy to surge freely around the body once more so you achieve a state of balance or equilibrium.
  An orderly life includes mental as well as physical equilibrium, and shunning all evil thoughts.
  The receptor organ of posture and equilibrium is a composite one located in the semicircular canals, the utricle, and the saccule of the inner ear.
  Striking at or otherwise upsetting the center of gravity can cause the object to lose its balance, or equilibrium, and fall to the ground.
  Earth, unlike the other solar planets, is not in physical equilibrium.
  Here also it is advisable to upset his physical equilibrium.
  Travel sickness, or motion sickness, is an unpleasant, temporary disturbance of your sense of balance and equilibrium that occurs while travelling by sea, road or air.
  After we recovered our equilibrium, we walked for miles around this bit of Windsor Park.
  His black wings flapped vainly in the wind and water as they tried to regain the precious equilibrium of balance.
  It is essential that human beings know their own bodies so well that they can follow the normal daily routine without disturbing the balance or equilibrium of the body.
  Once detached from the gland and ring, respectively, the cell and bubble become spherical to achieve physical equilibrium.
2. 1.2 A calm state of mind.
  his intensity could unsettle his equilibrium
  Example sentencesExamples
  He'd clearly achieved equilibrium as he calmed down until, noticing he wasn't packing his stuff, the checkout woman tried to help him.
  My mental equilibrium improves when I resume the repetitive motion of jiggling my knee, or tapping my foot, or lightly kicking the table leg, etc.
  By 1921 he had recovered from heavy dependence on drugs, but he never fully regained mental equilibrium.
  Women who earn more than their husbands are said to be a threat to their spouses' pride and mental equilibrium.
  Part of the challenge with a team must be keeping an emotional anchor or equilibrium as exhaustion and physical stress accumulate.
  But it also restores the mental equilibrium we need to recover after the stresses and strains imposed by daily life.
  As the warm cream circulates back up through the body, the internal organs are purified, the skin becomes radiant, and the equilibrium of body and mind is restored.
  I lay on her couch and marvelled at the effect a humble tuning fork in F sharp could have on one's mental equilibrium.
  Usually, a hypoglycemic patient does not manifest a sense of mental equilibrium and tranquillity.
  He clipped his helmet to his belt and stood swaying while his mind regained its equilibrium.
  Rejuvenating a person and enabling him/her to cope better, these techniques re-establish spiritual equilibrium and mental-well being.
  Holders of such rigid views tend to reject any new information that may disturb their cognitive equilibrium.
  She's settling in just fine, and seeing her every few days is helping my mental equilibrium.
  All such activities lead to achieving perfect mental equilibrium to control the senses.
  Inner confidence, optimism, equilibrium and a positive state of the mind - all go a long way to total recovery.
  It might appear from the above that postures, breathing techniques and sensory control automatically purge the mind of distractions and bring about equilibrium and calm.
  The traumatic loss of its antennae should deal a devastating blow to the creature's mental equilibrium and may nullify its telepathic abilities.
  I certainly felt bound to the river for restoring my equilibrium, for calming my senses and for providing me with an escape from the city.
  In that sense, a modest form of depression is like a state of mental equilibrium.
  Synonyms
  composure, calmness, calm, equanimity, collectedness, sangfroid, coolness
3. 1.3Chemistry 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
  Example sentencesExamples
  The time it would take to reach energy equilibrium between the meditator and the tub water would depend on the rate of energy transfer and ability of water to retain this energy.
  The maximum concentration of ions in the solution is in equilibrium with the precipitated solid.
  Therefore, the metastable equilibrium between iron and iron carbide should be considered, because it is relevant to the behavior of most steels in practice.
  The current ozone layer is as a result of equilibrium between breakdown and recombination.
  For most substances, increasing the pressure when a system is in equilibrium between liquid and solid phases will increase the phase transition temperature.
4. 1.4Economics A situation in which supply and demand are matched and prices stable.
  Example sentencesExamples
  There appears to be equilibrium in demand supply.
  A complex system is likely to spend more time in dis-equilibrium than in equilibrium.
  The trade balance reached equilibrium or surplus only under conditions of deep recession.
  There has been a huge increase in supply and now the levels of supply and demand are in equilibrium.
  In such a model, prices are in equilibrium at every moment, even when equilibrium prices are changing over time.

Origin

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

单词	equilibrium
释义	Definition of equilibrium in English: equilibrium nounPlural equilibria ˌɛkwɪˈlɪbrɪəmˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm mass noun 1A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced. the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium Example sentencesExamples This necessitates that the steady-state equilibrium between free and LPOR-bound pigment be displaced toward the latter. The equilibrium between these different species might be expected to be influenced by the charge on the liposomes. This analysis suggested that the African population is close to equilibrium between mutational forces and genetic drift. When a conflict of norms occurs, some balance, harmony, or form of equilibrium between two or more norms must be found; or, alternatively, one norm overrides the other. We observed that over time in KwaZulu Natal the selective sweep reduced in size toward equilibrium between selection and recombination. Among the methods that aim at inferring population parameters, many rely on the hypothesis of equilibrium between mutation, migration, and drift. The book is now in equilibrium, the downwards force of gravity is perfectly countered by the upwards force that you are applying to it. The equilibrium between species of resident bacteria provides stability in the microbial population within the same individual under normal conditions. Thus, a balanced opinion is one which establishes an equilibrium between opposing views, ‘weighing’ one set of views against the other. What maintained some uneasy, if unconvincing, equilibrium between the two was the portrayal of the Soviet Cold War threat as a rationalization for American measures in pursuit of both. The two forces seeking equilibrium are gravity and pressure from the surrounding liquid. The maintenance of equilibrium between limited pluralisms limits the effectiveness of the mobilization and can lead to apathy. The unsustainable nature of psi is consistent with the concept that psi effects are a dynamic or fluctuating equilibrium between opposing forces. However, the steady-state equilibrium between bound and free pigment was largely in favor of the free form. I think as far as the Internet is concerned, we are groping towards the defining equilibrium between crime and defense. On a larger societal scale, the best way to reach equilibrium between these energies is through a free and open society and free markets. Population structure can play an important role in determining the mean fitness of populations at equilibrium between mutation and selection. The grand coalition is much more based on a laboriously worked out equilibrium between the CDU, CSU and SPD. Both Equation 38 and Equation 42 assume Haldane's mapping function and linkage equilibrium between markers and the trait locus. A dynamic and nearly balanced equilibrium between opposing forces appears to characterize the situation. Synonyms balance, symmetry, equipoise, parity, equality, evenness stability, steadiness archaic counterpoise, equipollence 1.1 A state of physical balance. I stumbled over a rock and recovered my equilibrium Example sentencesExamples Striking at or otherwise upsetting the center of gravity can cause the object to lose its balance, or equilibrium, and fall to the ground. The receptor organ of posture and equilibrium is a composite one located in the semicircular canals, the utricle, and the saccule of the inner ear. His black wings flapped vainly in the wind and water as they tried to regain the precious equilibrium of balance. After we recovered our equilibrium, we walked for miles around this bit of Windsor Park. Earth, unlike the other solar planets, is not in physical equilibrium. Once detached from the gland and ring, respectively, the cell and bubble become spherical to achieve physical equilibrium. An orderly life includes mental as well as physical equilibrium, and shunning all evil thoughts. Travel sickness, or motion sickness, is an unpleasant, temporary disturbance of your sense of balance and equilibrium that occurs while travelling by sea, road or air. Here also it is advisable to upset his physical equilibrium. It is essential that human beings know their own bodies so well that they can follow the normal daily routine without disturbing the balance or equilibrium of the body. The key to good health, according to this theory, is for the energy channels to be unblocked, allowing the energy to surge freely around the body once more so you achieve a state of balance or equilibrium. 1.2 A calm state of mind. his intensity could unsettle his equilibrium Example sentencesExamples Usually, a hypoglycemic patient does not manifest a sense of mental equilibrium and tranquillity. My mental equilibrium improves when I resume the repetitive motion of jiggling my knee, or tapping my foot, or lightly kicking the table leg, etc. He clipped his helmet to his belt and stood swaying while his mind regained its equilibrium. It might appear from the above that postures, breathing techniques and sensory control automatically purge the mind of distractions and bring about equilibrium and calm. Inner confidence, optimism, equilibrium and a positive state of the mind - all go a long way to total recovery. Holders of such rigid views tend to reject any new information that may disturb their cognitive equilibrium. The traumatic loss of its antennae should deal a devastating blow to the creature's mental equilibrium and may nullify its telepathic abilities. Part of the challenge with a team must be keeping an emotional anchor or equilibrium as exhaustion and physical stress accumulate. I certainly felt bound to the river for restoring my equilibrium, for calming my senses and for providing me with an escape from the city. But it also restores the mental equilibrium we need to recover after the stresses and strains imposed by daily life. I lay on her couch and marvelled at the effect a humble tuning fork in F sharp could have on one's mental equilibrium. As the warm cream circulates back up through the body, the internal organs are purified, the skin becomes radiant, and the equilibrium of body and mind is restored. He'd clearly achieved equilibrium as he calmed down until, noticing he wasn't packing his stuff, the checkout woman tried to help him. In that sense, a modest form of depression is like a state of mental equilibrium. Rejuvenating a person and enabling him/her to cope better, these techniques re-establish spiritual equilibrium and mental-well being. All such activities lead to achieving perfect mental equilibrium to control the senses. Women who earn more than their husbands are said to be a threat to their spouses' pride and mental equilibrium. By 1921 he had recovered from heavy dependence on drugs, but he never fully regained mental equilibrium. She's settling in just fine, and seeing her every few days is helping my mental equilibrium. Synonyms composure, calmness, calm, equanimity, collectedness, sangfroid, coolness steadiness, stability, level-headedness, cool-headedness, imperturbability, poise, presence of mind self-possession, self-control, self-command impassiveness, impassivity, unexcitability, placidity, placidness, tranquillity, serenity informal cool, unflappability rare ataraxy, ataraxia 1.3Chemistry 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 Example sentencesExamples Therefore, the metastable equilibrium between iron and iron carbide should be considered, because it is relevant to the behavior of most steels in practice. The current ozone layer is as a result of equilibrium between breakdown and recombination. The maximum concentration of ions in the solution is in equilibrium with the precipitated solid. The time it would take to reach energy equilibrium between the meditator and the tub water would depend on the rate of energy transfer and ability of water to retain this energy. For most substances, increasing the pressure when a system is in equilibrium between liquid and solid phases will increase the phase transition temperature. 1.4Economics A situation in which supply and demand are matched and prices stable. the market is in equilibrium as modifier the equilibrium level of income Example sentencesExamples The trade balance reached equilibrium or surplus only under conditions of deep recession. There has been a huge increase in supply and now the levels of supply and demand are in equilibrium. In such a model, prices are in equilibrium at every moment, even when equilibrium prices are changing over time. There appears to be equilibrium in demand supply. A complex system is likely to spend more time in dis-equilibrium than in equilibrium. Derivatives equilibrial adjective Observed rates of change, when compared with rates of environmental change and the frequency of major disturbance, suggest that equilibrial communities have rarely, if ever, been achieved during the Holocene. Example sentencesExamples If mortality schedules subsequent to recruitment are strongly density-dependent, pulses of high recruitment will be followed by enhanced mortality and the standing population will remain at or close to an equilibrial size. Cenozoic mammals of North America exhibited equilibrial diversity for approximately 55 Myr (Eocene-Pleistocene), with strong local interactions limiting diversity in local assemblages. Some of the chapter authors refine these definitions somewhat to reflect current usage, for example, defining a regulated population in terms of a stationary probability distribution rather than an equilibrial density. The dynamic model's predicted equilibrial levels of carbon and nitrogen can also be compared to levels observed in never-cultivated habitats at field margins to test the predictive ability of the model. Origin Early 17th century (in the sense 'well-balanced state of mind'): from Latin aequilibrium, from aequi- 'equal'+ libra 'balance'. Rhymes Librium Definition of equilibrium in US English: equilibrium noun 1A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced. the maintenance of social equilibrium Example sentencesExamples Among the methods that aim at inferring population parameters, many rely on the hypothesis of equilibrium between mutation, migration, and drift. The book is now in equilibrium, the downwards force of gravity is perfectly countered by the upwards force that you are applying to it. The equilibrium between these different species might be expected to be influenced by the charge on the liposomes. Both Equation 38 and Equation 42 assume Haldane's mapping function and linkage equilibrium between markers and the trait locus. The maintenance of equilibrium between limited pluralisms limits the effectiveness of the mobilization and can lead to apathy. Population structure can play an important role in determining the mean fitness of populations at equilibrium between mutation and selection. However, the steady-state equilibrium between bound and free pigment was largely in favor of the free form. We observed that over time in KwaZulu Natal the selective sweep reduced in size toward equilibrium between selection and recombination. On a larger societal scale, the best way to reach equilibrium between these energies is through a free and open society and free markets. A dynamic and nearly balanced equilibrium between opposing forces appears to characterize the situation. I think as far as the Internet is concerned, we are groping towards the defining equilibrium between crime and defense. When a conflict of norms occurs, some balance, harmony, or form of equilibrium between two or more norms must be found; or, alternatively, one norm overrides the other. The unsustainable nature of psi is consistent with the concept that psi effects are a dynamic or fluctuating equilibrium between opposing forces. What maintained some uneasy, if unconvincing, equilibrium between the two was the portrayal of the Soviet Cold War threat as a rationalization for American measures in pursuit of both. The two forces seeking equilibrium are gravity and pressure from the surrounding liquid. The grand coalition is much more based on a laboriously worked out equilibrium between the CDU, CSU and SPD. This analysis suggested that the African population is close to equilibrium between mutational forces and genetic drift. This necessitates that the steady-state equilibrium between free and LPOR-bound pigment be displaced toward the latter. The equilibrium between species of resident bacteria provides stability in the microbial population within the same individual under normal conditions. Thus, a balanced opinion is one which establishes an equilibrium between opposing views, ‘weighing’ one set of views against the other. Synonyms balance, symmetry, equipoise, parity, equality, evenness 1.1 A state of physical balance. I stumbled over a rock and recovered my equilibrium Example sentencesExamples The key to good health, according to this theory, is for the energy channels to be unblocked, allowing the energy to surge freely around the body once more so you achieve a state of balance or equilibrium. An orderly life includes mental as well as physical equilibrium, and shunning all evil thoughts. The receptor organ of posture and equilibrium is a composite one located in the semicircular canals, the utricle, and the saccule of the inner ear. Striking at or otherwise upsetting the center of gravity can cause the object to lose its balance, or equilibrium, and fall to the ground. Earth, unlike the other solar planets, is not in physical equilibrium. Here also it is advisable to upset his physical equilibrium. Travel sickness, or motion sickness, is an unpleasant, temporary disturbance of your sense of balance and equilibrium that occurs while travelling by sea, road or air. After we recovered our equilibrium, we walked for miles around this bit of Windsor Park. His black wings flapped vainly in the wind and water as they tried to regain the precious equilibrium of balance. It is essential that human beings know their own bodies so well that they can follow the normal daily routine without disturbing the balance or equilibrium of the body. Once detached from the gland and ring, respectively, the cell and bubble become spherical to achieve physical equilibrium. 1.2 A calm state of mind. his intensity could unsettle his equilibrium Example sentencesExamples He'd clearly achieved equilibrium as he calmed down until, noticing he wasn't packing his stuff, the checkout woman tried to help him. My mental equilibrium improves when I resume the repetitive motion of jiggling my knee, or tapping my foot, or lightly kicking the table leg, etc. By 1921 he had recovered from heavy dependence on drugs, but he never fully regained mental equilibrium. Women who earn more than their husbands are said to be a threat to their spouses' pride and mental equilibrium. Part of the challenge with a team must be keeping an emotional anchor or equilibrium as exhaustion and physical stress accumulate. But it also restores the mental equilibrium we need to recover after the stresses and strains imposed by daily life. As the warm cream circulates back up through the body, the internal organs are purified, the skin becomes radiant, and the equilibrium of body and mind is restored. I lay on her couch and marvelled at the effect a humble tuning fork in F sharp could have on one's mental equilibrium. Usually, a hypoglycemic patient does not manifest a sense of mental equilibrium and tranquillity. He clipped his helmet to his belt and stood swaying while his mind regained its equilibrium. Rejuvenating a person and enabling him/her to cope better, these techniques re-establish spiritual equilibrium and mental-well being. Holders of such rigid views tend to reject any new information that may disturb their cognitive equilibrium. She's settling in just fine, and seeing her every few days is helping my mental equilibrium. All such activities lead to achieving perfect mental equilibrium to control the senses. Inner confidence, optimism, equilibrium and a positive state of the mind - all go a long way to total recovery. It might appear from the above that postures, breathing techniques and sensory control automatically purge the mind of distractions and bring about equilibrium and calm. The traumatic loss of its antennae should deal a devastating blow to the creature's mental equilibrium and may nullify its telepathic abilities. I certainly felt bound to the river for restoring my equilibrium, for calming my senses and for providing me with an escape from the city. In that sense, a modest form of depression is like a state of mental equilibrium. Synonyms composure, calmness, calm, equanimity, collectedness, sangfroid, coolness 1.3Chemistry 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 Example sentencesExamples The time it would take to reach energy equilibrium between the meditator and the tub water would depend on the rate of energy transfer and ability of water to retain this energy. The maximum concentration of ions in the solution is in equilibrium with the precipitated solid. Therefore, the metastable equilibrium between iron and iron carbide should be considered, because it is relevant to the behavior of most steels in practice. The current ozone layer is as a result of equilibrium between breakdown and recombination. For most substances, increasing the pressure when a system is in equilibrium between liquid and solid phases will increase the phase transition temperature. 1.4Economics A situation in which supply and demand are matched and prices stable. Example sentencesExamples There appears to be equilibrium in demand supply. A complex system is likely to spend more time in dis-equilibrium than in equilibrium. The trade balance reached equilibrium or surplus only under conditions of deep recession. There has been a huge increase in supply and now the levels of supply and demand are in equilibrium. In such a model, prices are in equilibrium at every moment, even when equilibrium prices are changing over time. Origin Early 17th century (in the sense ‘well-balanced state of mind’): from Latin aequilibrium, from aequi- ‘equal’ + libra ‘balance’.
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