Main Entry: equi·lib·ri·um

Pronunciation: \ˌē-kwə-ˈli-brē-əm, ˌe-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural equi·lib·ri·ums or equi·lib·ria \-brē-ə\

Etymology: Latin aequilibrium, from aequilibris being in equilibrium, from aequi- + libra weight, balance

Date: 1608

1 a : a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise <trying to recover his equilibrium> b : a state of adjustment between opposing or divergent influences or elements
2 : a state of balance between opposing forces or actions that is either static (as in a body acted on by forces whose resultant is zero) or dynamic (as in a reversible chemical reaction when the rates of reaction in both directions are equal)
3 : balance 6a