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equilibriumnoun [ S or U ]

uk/ˌek.wɪˈlɪb.ri.əm//ˌiː.kwɪˈlɪb.ri.əm/us/ˌiː.kwəˈlɪb.ri.əm//ˌek.wəˈlɪb.ri.əm/formal

a 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

equilibriumnoun [ U ]

us/ˌi·kwəˈlɪb·ri·əm, ˌek·wə-/

a state of balance:

He devised a mathematical method to prove the existence of equilibrium among prices, production, and consumer demand.

biology Equilibrium is also the state of balance maintained by the various organisms that live in a particular environment.

physics Equilibrium also means a state of balance between opposing forces.

Equilibrium is also a state of mental calm.

equilibriumnoun [ S or U ]

uk/ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm/usECONOMICS

a situation in which an economy is balanced and not experiencing large changes, for example when the number of goods that people want to buy is similar to the number of goods being offered:

equilibrium between sth and sth Raising the prices we charge the consumer would enable us to raise wages until we reach an equilibrium between supply and demand.
equilibrium in sth Saudi Arabia has promised to make every effort to ensure equilibrium in the oil industry and to stabilize prices.
See also
general equilibrium
market equilibrium
partial equilibrium
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