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title: equilibrium — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «equilibrium» in the school dictionary: Equilibrium is a state of balance in which opposite forces or amounts are equal, so nothing changes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# equilibrium

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**Who acts:** Equilibrium, opposite forces, nothing, changes, scales, she · **What happens:** be, change, happen, lose, weigh, add · **To what, where:** state, balance, calm steady state, chemistry, same rate, equilibrium

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«equilibrium» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [equilibrium in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/equilibrium.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Equilibrium is a state of balance in which opposite forces or amounts are equal, so nothing changes.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:m1:1
# text = Equilibrium is a state of balance in which opposite forces or amounts are equal, so nothing changes.
1	Equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
9	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	18	nsubj	_	_
18	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Equilibrium | a state |  |  |  | of balance | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | opposite forces or amounts |  |  | balance |  | equal *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **change** | present | nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"the scales are in equilibrium".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:m1e:1
# text = "the scales are in equilibrium".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	scales	scale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the scales |  |  | equilibrium |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Equilibrium is a calm, steady state of mind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:m2:1
# text = Equilibrium is a calm, steady state of mind.
1	Equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Equilibrium | a calm steady state |  |  |  | of mind | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"she lost her equilibrium".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:m2e:1
# text = "she lost her equilibrium".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | past | she | her equilibrium |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent equilibrium=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In chemistry and nature, equilibrium is when changes in two directions happen at the same rate.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:m3:1
# text = In chemistry and nature, equilibrium is when changes in two directions happen at the same rate.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	chemistry	chemistry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
9	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	directions	direction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | equilibrium |  |  | chemistry and nature |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present | changes in two directions |  |  | the same rate |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at rate=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The see-saw is in equilibrium when both children weigh the same.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:x1:1
# text = The see-saw is in equilibrium when both children weigh the same.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	see	see	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	saw	saw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
9	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	weigh	weigh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the see saw |  |  | equilibrium |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **weigh** | present | both children | the same |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme same=Value |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forces on the book on the table are in equilibrium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:x2:1
# text = The forces on the book on the table are in equilibrium.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the forces on the book on the table |  |  | equilibrium |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add 3 to both sides to keep the equation in equilibrium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:x3:1
# text = Add 3 to both sides to keep the equation in equilibrium.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	equation	equation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | 3 |  |  |  | to both sides | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent 3=Patient to side=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the equation |  | equilibrium |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent equation=Theme in equilibrium=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the shock, it took him a while to regain his equilibrium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:x4:1
# text = After the shock, it took him a while to regain his equilibrium.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	regain	regain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | it |  | him *= he* |  | after the shock; while |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination |
| 2 | **regain** | to-infinitive |  | his equilibrium |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent equilibrium=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tightrope walker must keep her equilibrium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:x5:1
# text = A tightrope walker must keep her equilibrium.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tightrope	tightrope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	walker	walker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | must | a tightrope walker | walker's equilibrium |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent equilibrium=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The water in the two tanks reached equilibrium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equilibrium:x6:1
# text = The water in the two tanks reached equilibrium.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	tanks	tank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the water in the two tanks | equilibrium |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent equilibrium=Theme |

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