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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-170/
- Published: 2025-01-17T17:15:14.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-17T17:15:13.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

equilibrium (noun):

1a: a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise  
b: a state of adjustment between opposing or divergent influences or elements  
2: a state of balance between opposing forces or actions that is either static (as in a body acted on by forces whose resultant is zero) or dynamic (as in a reversible chemical reaction when the rates of reaction in both directions are equal)

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equilibrium?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Equilibrium contains a root from the Latin libra, meaning "weight" or "balance". As a constellation, zodiac symbol, and astrological sign, Libra is usually pictured as a set of balance scales, often held by the blindfolded goddess of justice, which symbolizes fairness, equality, and justice. Equilibrium has special meanings in biology, chemistry, physics, and economics, but in all of them it refers to the balance of competing influences.

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