equilibrant

[ih-kwil-uh-bruhnt]

noun Physics.

a counterbalancing force or system of forces.

Origin:
1880–85; < French équilibrant. See equilibrium, -ant

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equilibrant (ɪˈkwɪlɪbrənt)

—n
	a force capable of balancing another force and producing equilibrium

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