unstable equilibrium

English

A card castle collapses easily. (unstable equilibrium)

Noun

unstable equilibrium

1. (physics) An equilibrium in which a small disturbance causes it to move further away from its original state.

   Antonym: stable equilibrium

   Coordinate term: neutral equilibrium

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: epävakaa tasapaino
• French: équilibre instable m

Further reading

• “unstable equilibrium”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “unstable equilibrium”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.