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equilibrium

equi·lib·rium

UK/ɛkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/ US/iːkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring

Synonyms
2.

a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

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Origin

From Latin aequilībrium, from equal + lībra (“balance”).

Phrases

  • acid-base equilibrium
  • chemical equilibrium
  • dynamic equilibrium
  • dynamic stochastic general equilibrium
  • economic equilibrium
  • equilibrium constant
  • equilibrium price
  • equilibrium time

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