Examples of “equilibrium” in a Sentence

noun A state of balance between opposing forces or influences, where nothing is changing.

• The market reached a new equilibrium once supply caught up with demand.
• After the argument, it took days for the family to return to equilibrium.
• The two rival shops reached an equilibrium where neither could lower prices any further.

noun Physics/chemistry: a state where opposing processes (or forces) balance each other exactly.

• At chemical equilibrium, the forward and reverse reactions occur at the same rate.
• A pendulum at rest hangs in equilibrium because gravity and the string pull equally.
• The mixture reaches equilibrium once the amounts of each substance stop changing.