NOUN | state | equilibrium | a stable situation in which forces cancel one another |
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process | equilibrium, chemical equilibrium | a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates | |
shape | equilibrium, balance, equipoise, counterbalance | equality of distribution | |
cognition | 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 |
Sounds | iy.kwahlih'briyahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates. | |
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Synonym | chemical equilibrium | |
Narrower | acid-base equilibrium, acid-base balance | (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body |
Broader | chemical reaction, reaction | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others |
Spanish | equilibrio, equilibrio químico | |
Catalan | equilibri, equilibri químic | |
Verbs | equilibrate | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium |
equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium |
Meaning | equality of distribution. | |
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Synonyms | balance, equipoise, counterbalance | |
Narrower | conformation | A symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing |
symmetry, proportion | balance among the parts of something | |
Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
Spanish | contrapeso, equilibrio | |
Catalan | contrapès, equilibri | |
Verbs | equilibrate | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium |
equilibrate, equilibrize | bring into balance or equilibrium |
Meaning | A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head. | |
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Synonyms | labyrinthine sense, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium | |
Broader | proprioception | The ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts |
Spanish | equilibrio, sentido del equilibrio, sentido laberíntico, sentido vestibular | |
Catalan | equilibri, sentit de l'equilibri, sentit laberíntic, sentit vestibular | |
Verbs | equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium |
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