#equilibrium a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
exclusion: disequilibrium
supertype: state_of_affairs__situation the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
subtype: balance a state of equilibrium
subtype: tension.balance a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
subtype: electrolyte_balance__electrolytebalance an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning
subtype: nitrogen_balance the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)
subtype: balance_of_power an equilibrium of power between nations
subtype: dynamic_balance__dynamicbalance (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
subtype: homeostasis__homeostasi metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
subtype: poise.equilibrium a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
subtype: thermal_equilibrium__thermalequilibrium a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
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