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hypoequilibrium

hypoequilibrium noun: a state that is in some way less than an equilibrium.

Noun

hypoequilibrium (plural hypoequilibria)

  1. A state that is in some way less than an equilibrium
    • They are derived via the concepts of hypoequilibrium state and nonequilibrium intensive properties, which describe the nonmutual equilibrium status between subspaces of the thermodynamic state space of a single system and/or of the state space of the two interacting systems.2016, Guanchen Li, Michael R. von Spakovsky, “Steepest-entropy-ascent quantum thermodynamic modeling of the far-from-equilibrium interactions between nonequilibrium systems of indistinguishable...

Forms of hypoequilibrium

pluralhypoequilibria

Origin of hypoequilibrium

From hypo- + equilibrium.

Questions about hypoequilibrium

What does hypoequilibrium mean?
Hypoequilibrium means a state that is in some way less than an equilibrium.
What part of speech is hypoequilibrium?
Hypoequilibrium is a noun.
What is the plural of hypoequilibrium?
The plural of hypoequilibrium is hypoequilibria.

Words near hypoequilibrium in the dictionary

  1. hypoenhanced
  2. hypoenhancement
  3. hypoenhances
  4. hypoenhancing
  5. hypoeosinophilia
  6. hypoequilibrium
  7. hypoesthesia
  8. hypoesthesias
  9. hypoesthesic
  10. hypoesthetic
  11. hypoestrogenemia

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