equilibrium

noun

The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.

Mental balance.

(chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.

(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.

Roots

aequusequi- · Latin · equal, level libra-libr · Latin · scales, balance

Synonyms for equilibrium

balancen equipoisen counterbalancev homeostasisn stabilityn poisen equiponderancen symmetryn counterpoisen equanimityn harmonyn stabilizationn evennessn parityn

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