equilibrant

/ɪˈkwɪləbrənt/
noun
  1. A force that brings a system into equilibrium by balancing other forces.
    • The engineer calculated the equilibrant needed to keep the bridge stable.
    • In physics lab, we found the equilibrant of two opposing forces.
    • Adding an equilibrant canceled out the net force on the object.
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