Equilibrium — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sense of equilibrium counterbalance chemical equilibrium sense of balance balance labyrinthine sense equipoise vestibular sense

Antonyms

disequilibrium

Word Forms

equilibrate	verb	bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrize	verb	bring into balance or equilibrium

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gleichgewicht

eine stabile Situation, in der sich Kräfte gegenseitig aufheben

🇫🇷French

équilibre

une situation stable dans laquelle les forces s'annulent

🇪🇸Spanish

equilibrio

Situación estable en la que las fuerzas se anulan entre sí.

🇮🇹Italian

equilibrio

una situazione stabile in cui le forze si annullano a vicenda

🇳🇱Dutch

evenwicht

een stabiele situatie waarin krachten elkaar opheffen

🇵🇹Portuguese

equilíbrio

uma situação estável em que as forças se cancelam

🇷🇺Russian

равновесие

стабильная ситуация, в которой силы нейтрализуют друг друга

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतुलन

एक स्थिर स्थिति जिसमें सेनाएँ एक दूसरे को रद्द कर देती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ভারসাম্য

একটি স্থিতিশীল পরিস্থিতি যেখানে বাহিনী একে অপরকে বাতিল করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சமநிலை

சக்திகள் ஒன்றையொன்று ரத்து செய்யும் ஒரு நிலையான சூழ்நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

సమతౌల్యం

శక్తులు ఒకదానికొకటి రద్దు చేసుకునే స్థిరమైన పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

समतोल

एक स्थिर परिस्थिती ज्यामध्ये शक्ती एकमेकांना रद्द करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતુલન

એક સ્થિર પરિસ્થિતિ જેમાં દળો એકબીજાને રદ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮತೋಲನ

ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿರ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥ

ശക്തികൾ പരസ്പരം റദ്ദാക്കുന്ന സുസ്ഥിരമായ സാഹചര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤੁਲਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸਥਿਰ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਾਕਤਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

توازن

ایک مستحکم صورتحال جس میں قوتیں ایک دوسرے کو منسوخ کرتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平衡

一种力量相互抵消的稳定局面

🇯🇵Japanese

平衡

力が互いに打ち消し合う安定した状況

🇰🇷Korean

평형

힘이 서로 상쇄되는 안정된 상황

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trạng thái cân bằng

một tình huống ổn định trong đó các lực triệt tiêu lẫn nhau

🇹🇭Thai

สมดุล

สถานการณ์ที่มั่นคงซึ่งกองกำลังหักล้างกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keseimbangan

situasi stabil di mana kekuatan saling meniadakan

🇵🇭Filipino

ekwilibriyo

isang matatag na sitwasyon kung saan kinakansela ng mga puwersa ang isa't isa

🇲🇾Malay

keseimbangan

keadaan yang stabil di mana kuasa-kuasa membatalkan satu sama lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوازن

حالة مستقرة تلغي فيها القوى بعضها البعض

🇮🇷Persian

تعادل

یک وضعیت پایدار که در آن نیروها یکدیگر را خنثی می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

denge

kuvvetlerin birbirini iptal ettiği istikrarlı bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁוּוּי מִשׁקָל

מצב יציב שבו כוחות מבטלים זה את זה

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