equilibrium
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- noun
- /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm/
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equilibrio
- Poor equilibrium may mean an ear infection.
- maintain equilibrium
- psychological equilibrium
You have crystals in your ear and that throws off your whole equilibrium.
- You have crystals in your ear and that throws off your whole equilibrium.
- Yeah, I've inner ear problems for, like, my equilibriums.
Examples
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The patient now sees his enemies as his friends, and his spiritual equilibrium is restored.
Academic text (1999) -
So for an introvert, you're feeling in a great state of equilibrium when there are fewer inputs coming at you.
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You spin, and your equilibrium is off, and you stand up.
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And in that moment, I lost my equilibrium.
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But when my brother grabbed me, I lost my equilibrium, and over the edge I went.
Fiction book (1995) -
I recovered my equilibrium and my independence.
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I think my body is trying to regain equilibrium after the pregnancy.
Blog text (15) -
Sudden movements, will impair your equilibrium.
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Your equilibrium has changed.
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After spinning around too quickly, I felt that my equilibrium was disturbed as I struggled to stand upright.
Synonyms
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The ability to keep your body steady so you do not fall
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Parts of the inner ear that help you keep your balance and know your body's position
Parts of the inner ear that tell your body about balance and movement
A sense that tells you where your head is and how it moves from the inner ear
Parts of the inner ear that tell you your head position and keep you balanced
Parts in the inner ear that help keep balance and show where your head is
Antonyms
Compounds
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A state in a reaction where forward and reverse reactions happen equally so amounts stay constant
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A theory that species change quickly in short bursts and then stay the same for long periods
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A situation where no player can gain by changing only their own choice while others keep theirs the same
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A state where all parts have the same temperature and no heat flows between them
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A number showing the amount of products compared with reactants when a chemical reaction stops changing
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A chemistry rule that the forward and backward reaction speeds have a fixed ratio at equilibrium
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A balance of acids and bases in the body that keeps it working
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A rule that in a reversible chemical reaction the forward and reverse reactions happen at the same rate at equilibrium
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Parts of the inner ear that tell you your head position and keep you balanced
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Long periods of little change followed by short, fast bursts of new species forming
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Study of how heat and energy behave in systems that have the same temperature
How Balanced
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Equilibrium comes from Latin aequus 'equal' and libra 'scales'. So your body's sense of equilibrium is like tiny scales in the ear that keep you steady and balanced.