equilibration

Noun

Meaning

Act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise.

The process by which animal and vegetable organisms preserve a physiological balance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

equalization balance equation equilibrium integration compensation balanced coordination accommodation adjustment counterbalance constancy poise stability counterweight

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Antonyms

mad imbalance unsteadiness as crazy as a bedbug delicate balance mad as a meat axe

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Hypernyms

stabilization stabilisation

Examples

Phase equilibrium Left to equilibration, many compositions will form a uniform single phase, but depending on the temperature and pressure even a single substance may separate into two or more distinct phases. Source: Internet

The differences between minerals can be used to estimate the temperature of equilibration. Source: Internet

These techniques are sometimes termed "occlusal rehabilitation" or "occlusal equilibration". Source: Internet

Thin-walled reaction tubes permit favorable thermal conductivity to allow for rapid thermal equilibration. Source: Internet

When sulfide minerals are precipitated, isotopic equilibration among solids and liquid may cause small differences in the δS-34 values of co-genetic minerals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

equilibrant force equilibrate equilibrated equilibrative equilibrator equilibratory