nonequilibrium

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌnɑnˌikwəˈlɪbriəm/ UK /ˌnɒnˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a state in which a system is not in equilibrium

The reaction was studied under nonequilibrium conditions.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a state in which a system... imbalance instability disequilibrium

Opposites

equilibrium balance stability

Word family

Related forms equilibrium equilibrate

Etymology

From non- ('not') + equilibrium, from Latin aequilibrium ('a level balance'), from aequus ('equal') + libra ('balance, scales').

aequilibrium Latin libra Latin

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# nonequilibrium

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnˌikwəˈlɪbriəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm/

## Meanings
1. a state in which a system is not in equilibrium

## Examples
- The reaction was studied under nonequilibrium conditions.

## Synonyms
- imbalance
- instability
- disequilibrium

## Antonyms
- equilibrium
- balance
- stability

## Related Forms
- equilibrium
- equilibrate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aequilibrium
- Root: libra

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + equilibrium, from Latin aequilibrium ('a level balance'), from aequus ('equal') + libra ('balance, scales').

## AI Etymology
Nonequilibrium comes from non- ('not') + equilibrium, from Latin aequilibrium ('a level balance'), from aequus ('equal') + libra ('balance, scales'). The etymological trail includes Latin aequilibrium, Latin libra. The same word family includes equilibrium, equilibrate. Its current noun use means "a state in which a system is not in equilibrium".

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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