equilibrium
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Definition of equilibrium
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Synonyms & Antonyms for equilibrium
Synonyms
balance, counterpoise, equilibration, equipoise, poise, stasis
Antonyms
disequilibration, disequilibrium, imbalance, nonequilibrium, unbalance
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The painting’s sublime feeling of complete equilibrium derives from the precision with which Leonardo arranges the elements within the diagonal quadrants. — Tom L. Freudenheim, WSJ, "A Portrait Both Sensible and Sensual," 11 Jan. 2019 Eventually the two sides settled into the current equilibrium where, in most new cars, the carmakers’ operating systems simply live side-by-side with CarPlay and Android Auto. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "Amazon’s Echo Auto is another quick fix for the broken state of in-car infotainment," 21 Sep. 2018 Trump could disrupt this equilibrium at any moment — by firing Sessions or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (who actually oversees the probe), or by trying to fire Mueller. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "Trump sends agitated tweet calling for Jeff Sessions to end Mueller investigation," 1 Aug. 2018 Asset prices could then have found a more durable equilibrium and laid a stronger foundation for future growth. — Kevin Warsh, WSJ, "Fed Tightening? Not Now," 16 Dec. 2018 Over the longer term, financial, product and labor markets find their own equilibriums. — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, "Why Central Bankers Missed the Crisis," 16 Nov. 2018 So the researchers calculated the solubility of molecular oxygen in brines close to the Martian surface (since the oxygen is in equilibrium with the atmosphere) with varying levels of different salts at temperatures ranging from 140 to 300 Kelvin. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "Supercool brines on Mars may contain enough oxygen to support aerobic life," 25 Oct. 2018 Every campaign season features battles that test partisan loyalties, but for sheer equilibrium-busting, the race for Pierce County prosecutor is hard to match. — Sean Robinson, The Seattle Times, "Superheated race for Pierce County prosecutor, pitting boss against former chief deputy, is most expensive county-level contest in state," 5 Aug. 2018 Finally, and most disturbing to the careful equilibrium the women have constructed on their own, is Hortense's next son Georges (Cyril Descours), young and handsome and with some of the entitlement that goes with being a mother's favorite. — Kenneth Turan, latimes.com, "Intimate epic 'The Guardians' distills how war changes everything for a French family," 10 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'equilibrium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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