noun
- A stable situation in which forces cancel one another.
- A chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates.
- synonyms: chemical equilibrium
- Equality of distribution.
- synonyms: balance, equipoise, counterbalance
- A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head.
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