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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•qui•lib•ri•um /ˌikwəˈlɪbriəm, ˌɛkwə-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a state of rest or balance between opposing forces, powers, or influences.
- mental or emotional balance;
equanimity.
See -equa-, -libra-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•qui•lib•ri•um (ē′kwə lib′rē əm, ek′wə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ri•ums, -ri•a (-rē ə).USA pronunciation - a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
- equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect.
- mental or emotional balance;
equanimity:The pressures of the situation caused her to lose her equilibrium. - Chemistrythe condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates.
- Latin aequilībrium, equivalent. to aequi- equi- + lībr(a) balance + -ium -ium
- 1600–10
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged equipoise, steadiness, stability.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: equilibrium /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm/ n ( pl -riums, -ria / -rɪə/)- a stable condition in which forces cancel one another
- a state or feeling of mental balance; composure
- any unchanging condition or state of a body, system, etc, resulting from the balance or cancelling out of the influences or processes to which it is subjected
See thermodynamic equilibrium - a state of rest or uniform motion in which there is no resultant force on a body
- a state of bodily balance, maintained primarily by special receptors in the inner ear
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin aequilībrium, from aequi- equi- + lībra pound, balance |