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# equilibrium

«equilibrium» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a state of balance in which opposite forces or amounts…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (equilibrium, uncountable; equilibria, rare plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Equilibrium is a state of balance in which opposite forces or amounts are equal, so nothing changes: "the scales are in equilibrium". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#m1)

2) Equilibrium is a calm, steady state of mind: "she lost her equilibrium". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#m2)

3) (science) In chemistry and nature, equilibrium is when changes in two directions happen at the same rate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, groups of things are set as two against each other with a third that balances them, and this balance is read as a main principle of creation. In the primary lessons: In science lessons on forces, an object is in equilibrium when the pushes and pulls on it cancel out, so it stays still or keeps moving steadily. In maths, a balanced equation is like scales in equilibrium: what you do to one side, you do to the other. Phrases: in equilibrium, reach equilibrium, lose your equilibrium.

### examples

- The importance of equilibrium is constantly reiterated in the Kabalah. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x1)
- There are seven of which three are against three, and one places them in equilibrium. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x2)
- In one scale is the merit and in the other criminaHty, which are placed in equilibrium by the tongue. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x3)
- The see-saw is in equilibrium when both children weigh the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x4)
- The forces on the book on the table are in equilibrium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x5)
- Add 3 to both sides to keep the equation in equilibrium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x6)
- After the shock, it took him a while to regain his equilibrium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x7)
- A tightrope walker must keep her equilibrium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x8)
- The water in the two tanks reached equilibrium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/#x9)

### note

Formal and scientific; everyday word: balance. Pronounced "ee-kwi-LIB-ree-um". In forces, equilibrium does not always mean still: it can mean moving at a steady speed in a straight line.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «equilibrium» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/equilibrium/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.