HOW TO PRONOUNCE
equilibrium
/ˌikwəˈlɪbɹiəm/
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Stress “lib,” the third syllable.
Use five vowel beats with a secondary beat at the start. Keep the opening kw sequence connected, and let ee lead into a light uh before the final m.
5 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The diagram illustrates equilibrium.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does equilibrium mean?
noun
- The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
- Mental balance.
- The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
More meanings (1)
noun
- The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.
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/ˌikwəˈlɪbɹiəm/
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The bird has learned this art of equilibrium, and learned it so thoroughly that its skill is not apparent to our sight.
It has been advanced that the control of equilibrium occurs through the movement of certain hairs through a liquid within these canals.
More book examples (3)
They become stiff and inflexible only when we have had them for some time, and have permitted them to reach an equilibrium.
Thus a stick may be in equilibrium either when it hangs from a peg or when it is balanced on its point.
If the attack succeeds, then, with the attainment of this object the whole falls again into a state of rest and equilibrium.