situation vs equilibrium

equilibrium vs situation

situation and equilibrium both are nouns.

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

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

situation: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

Other hyponyms of situation include absurd, the absurd, acceptance, ballgame, new ballgame, challenge, childlessness, complication, crowding, disequilibrium, element, environment, exclusion, fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl, hotbed, inclusion, intestacy, picture, scene, prison, prison house, rejection, size, size of it, square one, status quo, thing.

situation (noun)	equilibrium (noun)
a job in an organization	a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
physical position in relation to the surroundings	a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time	equality of distribution
a condition or position in which you find yourself	a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

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