equilibrium

Noun
  1. A stable situation in which forces cancel one another (synset 113957933)
    is a type of: situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
    subtypes:
    • balance - a state of equilibrium
    • balance of power - an equilibrium of power between nations
    • dynamic balance - (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
    • homeostasis - (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
    • isostasy - (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust
    • nash equilibrium - (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
    • poise - a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
    • thermal equilibrium - a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
  2. A chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates (synset 113467370)
    is a type of: chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
    subtypes: acid-base balance, acid-base equilibrium - (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body
    same as: chemical equilibrium
  3. Equality of distribution (synset 113920689)
    is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
    subtypes:
    same as: balance, counterbalance, equipoise
  4. A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head (synset 105667210)
    is a type of: proprioception - the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts
    same as: labyrinthine sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium, vestibular sense

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