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 elements2: 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

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