noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɛkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/
Received-Pronunciation:/iːkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/
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CMU ARPABET:IY2 K W AH0 L IH1 B R IY0 AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
1999, The Matrix, Agent Smith speech Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: balance, stability
Antonyms: disequilibrium, imbalance, instability
2
noun
Meaning 2
Mental balance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sanity
Antonyms: insanity, instability, madness
3
noun
Meaning 3
The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Latin aequilībrium, from equal + lībra (“balance”).
Across languages
Translations
165 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
اِتِّزَان
(ittizān)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Arabic:
تَوَازُن
(tawāzun)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Arabic:
تَعَادُل
(taʕādul)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Azerbaijani:
tarazlıq
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Azerbaijani:
müvazinət
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Bhojpuri:
संतुलन
(santulan)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Bulgarian:
равнове́сие
(ravnovésie)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Catalan:
equilibri
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Chinese Cantonese:
平衡
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Chinese:
平衡
(zh-min-nan)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Chinese Mandarin:
平衡
(pínghéng)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Czech:
rovnováha
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Czech:
ekvilibrium
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Danish:
ligevægt
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Dutch:
evenwicht
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Esperanto:
ekvilibro
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Estonian:
tasakaal
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Finnish:
tasapaino
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
French:
équilibre
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
German:
Gleichgewicht
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
German:
Balance
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Greek:
ισορροπία
(isorropía)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Hebrew:
אִזּוּן
('izuun)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Hebrew:
סימביוזה
(symbyoza)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Hindi:
साम्यावस्था
(sāmyāvasthā)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Hindi:
संतुलन
(santulan)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Hungarian:
egyensúly
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Ido:
equilibro
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Indonesian:
kesetimbangan
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Indonesian:
keseimbangan
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Indonesian:
ekuilibrium
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Irish:
cothromaíocht
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Italian:
equilibrio
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Japanese:
均衡
(kinkō)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Japanese:
バランス
(baransu)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Japanese:
釣り合い
(tsuriai)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Japanese:
平衡
(heikō)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Korean:
평형
(pyeonghyeong)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Central Kurdish:
ھاوسەنگ
(hawseng)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Northern Kurdish:
hevsengî
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Latin:
aequilībrium
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Latvian:
līdzsvars
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Lithuanian:
pusiáusvyra
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Lithuanian:
ekvili̇̀briumas
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Lithuanian:
lygsvara
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Macedonian:
рамнотежа
(ramnoteža)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Malay:
keseimbangan
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Māori:
ōritetanga
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Māori:
tauritenga
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Khiamniungan Naga:
vâu
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Norwegian:
ekvilibrium
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Norwegian:
likevekt
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Persian:
تعادل
(ta'âdol)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Polish:
równowaga
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Portuguese:
equilíbrio
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Romanian:
echilibru
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Romanian:
stabilitate
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Russian:
равнове́сие
(ravnovésije)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Russian:
бала́нс
(baláns)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Scottish Gaelic:
co-chothrom
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Spanish:
equilibrio
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Swedish:
jämvikt
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Tagalog:
katiningan
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Turkish:
denge
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Turkish:
muvazene
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Ottoman Turkish:
دنك
(denk)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Ottoman Turkish:
موازنه
(muvâzene)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Ottoman Turkish:
اعتدال
(i’tidâl)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Ukrainian:
рівнова́га
(rivnováha)
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Vietnamese:
cân bằng
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Welsh:
cydbwysedd
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Yoruba:
ìgúnrégé
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Yoruba:
ìwọ̀ntúnwọ̀nsì
— condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Bulgarian:
равнове́сие
(ravnovésie)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Catalan:
equilibri
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Chinese Cantonese:
平衡
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Chinese:
平衡
(zh-min-nan)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Chinese Mandarin:
平衡
(pínghéng)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Czech:
rovnováha
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Czech:
ekvilibrium
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Danish:
ligevægt
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Dutch:
evenwicht
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Estonian:
tasakaal
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Finnish:
tasapaino
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
French:
équilibre
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
German:
Gleichgewicht
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Greek:
ισορροπία
(isorropía)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Hebrew:
שִׁוּוּי מִּשְׁקָל
(shivvuy mishqal)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Indonesian:
kesetimbangan
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Indonesian:
ekuilibrium
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Italian:
equilibrio
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Italian:
quiete
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Japanese:
平衡
(heikō)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Kazakh:
тепе-теңдік
(tepe-teñdık)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Korean:
평형
(pyeonghyeong)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Lithuanian:
rimti̇̀s
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Norwegian:
ekvilibrium
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Norwegian:
likevekt
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Polish:
równowaga
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Portuguese:
equilíbrio
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Romanian:
echilibru
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Romanian:
stabilitate
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Russian:
равнове́сие
(ravnovésije)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Spanish:
equilibrio
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Tagalog:
katiningan
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Turkish:
denge
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Turkish:
muvazene
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Ottoman Turkish:
دنك
(denk)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Ottoman Turkish:
موازنه
(muvâzene)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Ottoman Turkish:
اعتدال
(i’tidâl)
— physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero
Bulgarian:
равнове́сие
(ravnovésie)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Chinese Cantonese:
平衡
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Chinese:
平衡
(zh-min-nan)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Chinese Mandarin:
平衡
(pínghéng)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Czech:
rovnováha
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Czech:
ekvilibrium
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Danish:
ligevægt
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Estonian:
tasakaal
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Finnish:
tasapaino
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
French:
équilibre
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
German:
Gleichgewicht
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Greek:
ισορροπία
(isorropía)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Hebrew:
שִׁוּוּי מִּשְׁקָל
(shivvuy mishqal)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Hebrew:
אִזּוּן
('izuun)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Indonesian:
kesetimbangan
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Indonesian:
ekuilibrium
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Italian:
equilibrio
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Japanese:
平衡
(heikō)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Korean:
평형
(pyeonghyeong)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Central Kurdish:
ھاوسەنگ
(hawseng)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Māori:
tauritenga
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Norwegian:
ekvilibrium
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Norwegian:
likevekt
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Polish:
równowaga
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Portuguese:
equilíbrio
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Romanian:
echilibru
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Russian:
равнове́сие
(ravnovésije)
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Spanish:
equilibrio
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Tagalog:
katiningan
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Turkish:
denge
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
Turkish:
muvazene
— chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same