equilibriumnoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˌek.wɪˈlɪb.ri.əm//ˌiː.kwɪˈlɪb.ri.əm/us/ˌiː.kwəˈlɪb.ri.əm//ˌek.wəˈlɪb.ri.əm/formala state of balance:
The disease destroys much of the inner ear, disturbing the animal's equilibrium.
the country's economic equilibrium
a calm mental state:
Yoga is said to restore one's inner equilibrium.
specialized chemistry the state in which the reactants (= substances involved in a chemical reaction) and products (= substances produced in a chemical reaction) do not change because the rate of forward reaction (= when products are produced from reactants) is equal to the rate of reverse reaction (= when the original reactants return from the products)
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Balance and imbalance
- accord
- accord with sth
- align
- alignment
- balance (sth) out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- jar
- jarring
- offset
- on an even keel idiom
- one man's loss is another man's gain idiom
- realign
- square (sth) with sth
- strike a balance idiom
- symmetry
- wash
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Calm and relaxed