Meaning

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

    Gleichgewicht, Balance

    равнове́сиеravnovésije, бала́нсbaláns

    рівнова́гаrivnováha

  2. Mental balance.

    Ausgeglichenheit

    равнове́сиеravnovésije

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

    Gleichgewicht

    равнове́сиеravnovésije

    a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates

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

    Gleichgewicht

    равнове́сиеravnovésije

    a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

Examples

11 sentences
  1. The market never reaches stable equilibrium.

    deDer Markt erreicht nie ein stabiles Gleichgewicht.

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  2. Body equilibrium is one of the cerebellum's functions.

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  3. Do all systems naturally evolve towards an equilibrium state?

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  4. We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.

    deMan könnte die Theorie des Punktualismus auf Sprachen anwenden.

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  5. How can we define equilibrium for a system of moving particles?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced:
Русский
By meaning 1
condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced:
mental balance:

Origin

From Latin aequilībrium, from equal + lībra (“balance”).

From Latin aequilībrium, from equal + lībra (“balance”).

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