equilibrium
noun
a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
equilibria
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pluralof equilibrium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Multiple equilibria are possible in a game like this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Such properties include a wide variety of measurable traits such as phase equilibria, density, or heat capacity, for example, that characterize physical systems and determine how chemical processes work.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
"For fundamental research into the dynamics of nutrients and other equilibria in tidal areas, it is very important to understand the role of temperature, salinity, benthic animals and also turmoil by storms."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
You may wish to review the chapter on acid-base equilibria.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Conversely, Dr. Le Bon proved that, by producing artificial equilibria of the elements arising from the dissociation of matter, he could succeed in creating, with immaterial particles, "something singularly resembling matter."
From The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal by Hereward Carrington
