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IMBALANCED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does imbalanced mean?
• IMBALANCED (adjective)
The adjective IMBALANCED has 1 sense:
1. being or thrown out of equilibrium
Familiarity information: IMBALANCED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being or thrown out of equilibrium
Synonyms:
imbalanced; unbalanced
Similar:
labile (liable to change)
Context examples
One of the reasons Earth has remained habitable is that this chemical cycle is slightly imbalanced, Hemingway says.
(Carbon hides in sediment, keeping oxygen in atmosphere, National Science Foundation)
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