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   e·qui·lib·ri·um

   /ˌekwəˈlibrēəm/

   noun

   • 1. a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced: "the maintenance of social equilibrium" Similar balancesymmetryequipoiseparityequalityevennessstabilitysteadinessarchaic:counterpoiseequipollenceOpposite imbalance
   • ▪ a state of physical balance: "I stumbled over a rock and recovered my equilibrium"
   • ▪ a calm state of mind: "his intensity could unsettle his equilibrium" Similar composurecalmnesscalmequanimitycollectednesssangfroidcoolnesssteadinessstabilitylevel-headednesscoolheadednessimperturbabilitypoisepresence of mindself-possessionself-controlself-commandimpassivenessimpassivityunexcitabilityplacidityplacidnesstranquilityserenityinformal:coolunflappabilityrare:ataraxyataraxiaOpposite agitationnervousness
   • ▪ a state in which a process and its reverse are occurring at equal rates so that no overall change is taking place: "ice is in equilibrium with water"
   • ▪ a situation in which supply and demand are matched and prices stable: "the market is in equilibrium"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘well-balanced state of mind’): from Latin aequilibrium, from aequi- ‘equal’ + libra ‘balance’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. equilibrial adjective

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