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Definition of Equilebrium

E`qui*lib"ri*um (?), n.; pl. E. Equilibriums (#), L. Equilibria (#). [L. aequilibrium, fr. aequilibris in equilibrium, level; aequus equal + libra balance. See Equal, and Librate.] 1. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces.

2. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body.

Health consists in the equilibrium between those two powers.
Arbuthnot.

3. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt.

Equilibrium valve(Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See under Valve.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced.
  • Poise; mental or physical 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.


Equilibrium


    German
  • balance, equilibrium
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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