ə̇ˌkwiləˈbrāshən, ēˌk sometimes ˌēkwələ̇ˈb- or ˌekwə- or -wəˌlīˈb- noun
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Etymology: Late Latin aequilibration-, aequilibratio, from aequilibratus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a bringing into, keeping in, or coming to equilibrium : the action of equilibrating
the equilibration … of solutions of nonvolatile solutes in the same solvent — F.W.Leavitt & Saul Kaye
an artful equilibration … of particular interest for the sake of the wider community — Reinhold Niebuhr
2. : the state of being equilibrated : equilibrium
the pilot maintains his equilibration in space by controlling the attitude of his machine — H.G.Armstrong