equilibration


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
equilibrate /ˌiːkwɪˈlʌɪbreɪt, ɪˈkwɪlɪ-, iːˈkwɪlɪ-/
verb technical bring into, attain, or maintain a state of equilibrium.
– derivatives
equilibration noun.
– origin C17: from late L. aequilibrat-, aequilibrare ‘cause to balance’, from aequi- ‘equally’ + libra ‘balance’.
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