equilibrant

Equilibrant is defined as something that brings things into balance.

(noun)

An example of an equilibrant is a force in a physics experiment.

See equilibrant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Physics a force or combination of forces that can balance another force or other forces

Origin: Fr équilibrant, prp. of équilibrer, to equilibrate < équilibre, equilibrium < L aequilibrium, equilibrium

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