equilibration
- noun
- /ˌiːkwɪlɪˈbreɪʃən/
- For solar warming theory, the implications of equilibration speed being an open question are clear.
- textural equilibration
Examples
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Piaget's theory includes assimilation and accommodation, which are processes children go through in search of balance or "equilibration" (Wadsworth, 2004).
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In this experiment, equilibration occurs as the solution reaches a steady concentration throughout the container.
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But for now, time to equilibration would seem to be a wide open question.
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For a model where an atmosphere is suddenly introduced, there would be an equilibration period.
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And one example was this equilibration process between the Earth and the disk.
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The findings in the current post say there is no point in trying to estimate the equilibration process.
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In brief, the result of diffusion is known to be the equilibration of concentrations.
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For example, imposition of only a fixed high-flow level each year would simply result in the equilibration of in-channel and floodplain habitats to these constant peak flows.
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Textural equilibration occurs by diffusion, so grain size and thermal history are critical parameters that govern microstructural evolution toward textural equilibrium.
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The equilibration of temperature between the two objects allowed them to reach thermal stability.
Synonyms
Making two sets of numbers, like accounts, match by checking and changing them
Making something steady so it is less likely to change
Making something steady and less likely to change suddenly
Makes a person or thing calmer and more stable
Antonyms
How Balanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
equilibration = equilibrate + equilibrium (transparent) = equilibr + ation
A regular nominalization of the verb 'equilibrate' (and closely related to 'equilibrium'), so the meaning 'process of bringing into equilibrium' is directly predictable.
Etymology
Equilibration comes from Latin parts equi- meaning 'equal' (the same root as equal) and libra meaning 'scales' or 'balance', which gives a strong image of things made even on a balance. So, equilibration is the process of making things even or balanced, which is why it means becoming stable or reaching a steady state.