Noun equilibrium has 4 senses
  1. chemical equilibrium, equilibrium - a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
    --1 is a kind of chemical reaction, reaction
    --1 has particulars: acid-base equilibrium, acid-base balance
    Derived forms: verb equilibrate2, verb equilibrate1
  2. equilibrium - a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
    --2 is a kind of
    situation, state of affairs
    Antonyms: disequilibrium
    --2 has particulars:
     balance; balance of power; dynamic balance; homeostasis; Nash equilibrium; poise; thermal equilibrium
    Derived forms: verb equilibrate2, verb equilibrate1, verb equilibrize1
  3. balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance - equality of distribution
    --3 is a kind of structure, construction
    --3 has particulars: conformation; symmetry, proportion
    Derived forms: verb equilibrate2, verb equilibrate1, verb equilibrize1
  4. 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
    --4 is a kind of proprioception
    Derived form: verb equilibrate2
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