equilibrium
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1. a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | proprioception, |
definition | : | the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts (noun.cognition) |
2. a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates (noun.process)
hypernym | : | chemical reaction, reaction, |
definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process) |
3. equality of distribution (noun.shape)
hypernym | : | construction, structure, |
definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | conformation, |
definition | : | a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | proportion, symmetry, |
definition | : | balance among the parts of something (noun.shape) |
4. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another (noun.state)
hypernym | : | situation, state of affairs, |
definition | : | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | balance, |
definition | : | a state of equilibrium (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | balance of power, |
definition | : | an equilibrium of power between nations (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | dynamic balance, |
definition | : | (aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | homeostasis, |
definition | : | (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | isostasy, |
definition | : | (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | nash equilibrium, |
definition | : | (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | poise, |
definition | : | a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | thermal equilibrium, |
definition | : | a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature (noun.state) |
5. a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head (noun.cognition)
6. a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates (noun.process)
derivation | : | equilibrate, |
definition | : | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium (verb.change) |
7. equality of distribution (noun.shape)
derivation | : | equilibrate, |
definition | : | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium (verb.change) |
8. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another (noun.state)
antonym | : | disequilibrium, |
definition | : | loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others (noun.state) |
derivation | : | equilibrate, |
definition | : | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium (verb.change) |
9. a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head (noun.cognition)
10. a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates (noun.process)
derivation | : | equilibrate, |
definition | : | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium (verb.change) |
11. equality of distribution (noun.shape)
derivation | : | equilibrate, |
definition | : | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium (verb.change) |
12. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another (noun.state)
antonym | : | disequilibrium, |
definition | : | loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others (noun.state) |
derivation | : | equilibrate, |
definition | : | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium (verb.change) |
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