equilibrium
n. C / Un. a state where different forces or parts are balanced so that nothing changes. It can describe your physical balance, your feelings, or how chemicals react.
n. a state in which opposing forces or influences are perfectly balanced. In scientific contexts, it refers to a condition where a system's properties remain constant over time because forward and backward processes occur at equal rates.
The liquid reached equilibrium when the temperature stopped changing.
Yoga helps me maintain my physical and mental equilibrium during a busy work week.
In a closed chemical system, dynamic equilibrium is achieved when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction, resulting in no net change in concentration.
From Latin aequilībrium, from equal + lībra (“balance”).
Uncountable when referring to a general state of balance; countable when referring to specific chemical or economic models.