equilibrium
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no…The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
» The market never reaches stable equilibrium.
Der Markt erreicht nie ein stabiles Gleichgewicht.
Meaning
4 sensesThe condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
Gleichgewicht, Balance
равнове́сиеravnovésije, бала́нсbaláns
рівнова́гаrivnováha
Mental balance.
Ausgeglichenheit
равнове́сиеravnovésije
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
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 sentencesThe market never reaches stable equilibrium.
deDer Markt erreicht nie ein stabiles Gleichgewicht.
Body equilibrium is one of the cerebellum's functions.
Do all systems naturally evolve towards an equilibrium state?
We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.
deMan könnte die Theorie des Punktualismus auf Sprachen anwenden.
How can we define equilibrium for a system of moving particles?
Translations
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Origin
From Latin aequilībrium, from equal + lībra (“balance”).From Latin aequilībrium, from equal + lībra (“balance”).
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Forms
plural: equilibriums / equilibria| Singular | equilibrium |
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head:labyrinthine sensevestibular sensesense of balancesense of equilibrium
- a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates:chemical equilibrium
- equality of distribution:balanceequipoisecounterbalance
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
36 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular