equilibrium vs balance

equilibrium and balance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equilibrium	Yes	No	No	No
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, equilibrium and balance are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of equilibrium include counterbalance, equipoise.

As nouns, balance is a hyponym of equilibrium; that is, balance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equilibrium:

equilibrium (noun)	balance (noun)
a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head	a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates	a weight that balances another weight
equality of distribution	a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another	harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
	(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
	equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
	the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
	something left after other parts have been taken away
	equality of distribution
	a state of equilibrium

equilibrium (verb)	balance (verb)
	hold or carry in equilibrium
	compute credits and debits of an account
	bring into balance or equilibrium
	be in equilibrium