Definition of equilibrium - WordReference.com Dictionary

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equilibrium
A	noun
	1	equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium
			a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚ability; power ╚faculty; mental faculty; module ╚sense; sensation; sentience; sentiency; sensory faculty ╚sensitivity; sensitiveness; sensibility ╚interoception ╚proprioception ╚equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium
	2	chemical equilibrium, equilibrium
			a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚natural process; natural action; action; activity ╚chemical process; chemical change; chemical action ╚chemical reaction; reaction ╚chemical equilibrium, equilibrium ╚acid-base equilibrium; acid-base balance
	3	balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
			equality of distribution
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚structure; construction ╚balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance ╚symmetry; proportion ╚conformation
	4	equilibrium
			a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
		Category Tree: state ╚situation; state of affairs ╚equilibrium ╚thermal equilibrium ╚poise ╚Nash equilibrium ╚homeostasis ╚dynamic balance ╚balance of power ╚balance