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hard by (oh) and equilibrium (iou)


hard by (oh)



adv, prep BrE old use
very near
ĦĦin a house hard by the city gate

equilibrium (iou)



equilibrium noun. . E17.
[Latin aequilibrium, formed as EQUI- + libra balance.]
A well-balanced state of mind or feeling; equanimity, poise. E17.
R. Gittings He was shaken by circumstances out of the philosophic and poetic equilibrium he had gained that winter.
b. A state of indecision or neutrality produced by opposing influences of equal force. L17.
W. Paley That indifferency and suspense, that waiting and equilibrium of the judgement.
A condition of balance between opposing physical forces. M17.
A state in which the influences or processes to which a thing is subject cancel one another and produce no overall change or variation. L17.
Scientific American At equilibrium the number of granules drifting down..must be matched by the number of granules drifting up. T. Lupton Interferences with the equilibrium between the individual and the social reality around him.
b. Economics. A situation in which supply and demand are matched and prices stable. L19.
Phrases: dynamic equilibrium: see DYNAMIC adjective. neutral equilibrium: in which a body remains in its new position after being disturbed. RADIATIVE equilibrium. RADIOACTIVE equilibrium. stable equilibrium: in which a body returns to its initial position after being disturbed. unstable equilibrium: in which a body continues to move in the direction given it by a disturbing force.