EQUILIBRIUM

n. n. E(a)-kwi2.1i(le)'bria-u3m(u4m), e-kwiIiab'ria-usm(u4m). Lat., cequilibrium (from cequus, equal, and librare, to balance). Fr.. equilibre. Ger., Gleichgewicht. It., Sp., equilibria. Equipoise: the condition in which contending forces are equal. Indifferent e. Ger.,gleichgultiges(oderindifferentes) Gleichgewicht. An e. which persists independently of the positions taken by the body, [a, 24.] Mobile e. Fr., equilibre mobile. The constant temperature maintained by neighboring bodies after a mutual exchange of heat in proportions varying with their capacities, which constancy is due to the fact that, heat e once attained, the subsequent emi ion is equal to the quantity of heat received. [B, 21 (a, 27).] Neutral e. See Indifferent e. Nitrogenous e. A condition of the system in which the amount of nitrogen in the egesta exactly equals that in the ingesta. [A,333(K).] Physiological e. The condition of the system in which the ingesta exactly equal the egesta. [B.] Stable e. Ger., bestandiges GleichgeE, he; Ea, ell; G, go; I, die; I", in; N, in; Na, tank; [s. 738]