the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others

bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium

bring into balance or equilibrium

bring into balance or equilibrium

a state of equilibrium

an equilibrium of power between nations

(aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced

(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

(geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust