equilibrium
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
Types & categories
- situation hypernym
- balance hyponym
- balance of power hyponym
- dynamic balance hyponym
- homeostasis hyponym
- isostasy hyponym
- Nash equilibrium hyponym
- poise hyponym
- thermal equilibrium hyponym
Related & opposite
- disequilibrium antonym
- equilibrate derivation
- balance derivation
Sense 2 noun
a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
Types & categories
- reaction hypernym
- acid-base equilibrium hyponym
Related & opposite
- equilibrate derivation
- balance derivation
Sense 3 noun
equality of distribution
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
- conformation hyponym
- symmetry hyponym
Related & opposite
- equilibrate derivation
- balance derivation
Sense 4 noun
a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
Types & categories
- proprioception hypernym
Related & opposite
- balance derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | disequilibrium |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | equilibrate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | balance |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | situation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | balance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | balance of power |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dynamic balance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | homeostasis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | isostasy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Nash equilibrium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | poise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thermal equilibrium |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | equilibrate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | balance |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | reaction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | acid-base equilibrium |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | equilibrate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | balance |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conformation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | symmetry |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | balance |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | proprioception |