Translate equilibrium | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of equilibrium
noun (plural equilibria /-rɪə/)
[mass noun] a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced:the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium a state of physical balance:I stumbled over a rock and recovered my equilibrium a calm state of mind:his intensity could unsettle his equilibrium Chemistry a state in which a process and its reverse are occurring at equal rates so that no overall change is taking place:ice is in equilibrium with water Economics a situation in which supply and demand are matched and prices stable: the market is in equilibrium [as modifier]:the equilibrium level of income
