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Equilibrium

Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces.

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Balance 76% connected

An apparatus for weighing.

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Conformation 76% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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homeostasis 76% connected

The maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism

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Poise 76% connected

Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

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Proportion 76% connected

The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, th…

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Symmetry 76% connected

A due proportion of the several parts of a body to each other; adaptation of the form or dimensions of the several parts of a thing to each other; th…

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Reaction 76% connected

Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.

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Situation 76% connected

Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Equilibrate 74% connected

To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.

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Equilibrate 74% connected

To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.

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Balance 92% connected

An apparatus for weighing.

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chemical equilibrium 92% connected

A balance where a reversible reaction continues in both directions at the same rate.

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Counterbalance 92% connected

To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.

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Equipoise 92% connected

Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equa…

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