equilibrium
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
More important, unemployment has been hovering in the 4.1% to 4.4% range for more than two years, making that look like an equilibrium position for the labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Fundamentally, Iran, interest rates, oil and other uncertainties are upsetting market equilibrium.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
According to the researchers, the problem is that Hawking's approach works only when a black hole is in equilibrium.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the Dakota Territory, the future president regained his physical strength and emotional equilibrium, while he deepened his rapport with ordinary Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Even after enor-mous upheavals and seemingly irrevocable changes, the same pattern has always reasserted itself, just as a gyroscope will always return to equilibrium, however far it is pushed one way or the other.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Multiple equilibria are possible in a game like this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Such properties include a wide variety of measurable traits such as phase equilibria, density, or heat capacity, for example, that characterize physical systems and determine how chemical processes work.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
"For fundamental research into the dynamics of nutrients and other equilibria in tidal areas, it is very important to understand the role of temperature, salinity, benthic animals and also turmoil by storms."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
By this definition, homogeneous equilibria take place in solutions.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
As these traditions and habits of a community may change, so may the legal values change, and new equilibria need to be reached in a process of readjustment.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
Recent efforts in de-extinction have focused on the Tasmanian tiger, as its natural habitat in Tasmania is still mostly preserved, and its reintroduction could help recovering past ecosystem equilibriums lost after its final disappearance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023
Engineers and architects strive to achieve extremely stable equilibriums for buildings and other systems that must withstand wind, earthquakes, and other forces that displace them from equilibrium.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Mr. Varoufakis agreed that in the Greece example, “the game has multiple equilibriums and, therefore, a failure to agree may trigger a chain of outcomes that no one can either predict or control.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2015
Nash equilibriums, which he described in the hieroglyphics of mathematical symbols, exist everywhere.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2015
By means of this just distribution the different positions, the different paces, and the equilibriums that belong to them, are obtained without effort on the part of man or horse.
From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by F. Baucher
Vocabulary lists containing equilibrium
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Chemistry - Introductory
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
