English-Thai Dictionary
equilibrate
VI สมดุล กัน เท่ากัน stabilize som-dun
equilibrate
VT ทำให้ สมดุล ทำให้ เท่ากัน ทำให้ อยู่ ใน สภาพ ที่ สมดุล stabilize tam-hai-som-dun
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EQUILIBRATE
v.t.[L. oequus and libro, to poise. ] To balance equally two scales, sides or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side.
The bodies of fishes are equilibrated with the water.
EQUILIBRATED
pp. Balanced equally on both sides or ends.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EQUILIBRATE
E `qui *li "brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equilibrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Equilibrating. ] Etym: [L. aequilibratus in equilibrium; aequus equal + libra balance. See Equilibrium. ]
Defn: To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise. H. Spenser.
New American Oxford Dictionary
equilibrate
e quil i brate |iˈkwiləˌbrāt əˈkwɪləbreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] technical bring into or keep in equilibrium. • [ no obj. ] approach or attain a state of equilibrium. DERIVATIVES e quil i bra tion |iˌkwiləˈbrāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin aequilibrat- ‘made to balance, ’ from the verb aequilibrare, from aequi- ‘equally ’ + libra ‘balance. ’
Oxford Dictionary
equilibrate
equilibrate |ˌiːkwɪˈlʌɪbreɪt, ɪˈkwɪlɪ -, iːˈkwɪlɪ -| ▶verb [ with obj. ] technical bring into or keep in equilibrium. • [ no obj. ] approach or attain a state of equilibrium. DERIVATIVES equilibration |-ˈbreɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin aequilibrat- ‘made to balance ’, from the verb aequilibrare, from aequi- ‘equally ’ + libra ‘balance ’.
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