equilibrium

n 1: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another [ant:

{disequilibrium}]

2: a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates

[syn: {chemical equilibrium}]

3: equality of distribution [syn: {balance}, {equipoise}, {counterbalance}]

4: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that

registers the orientation of the head [syn: {labyrinthine

sense}, {vestibular sense}, {sense of balance}, {sense of

equilibrium}]