hydrostatic equilibrium

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics}} The condition in which the shape of a liquid body is in long-term ([[static]]) [[equilibrium]] under the forces acting on it.
2. {{lb|en|astronomy}} The state in which a sufficiently massive or warm solid body has relaxed under its own [[gravity]] into the [[plastic]] shape that it would have if it were liquid, apart possibly from rigid features in the [[crust]].

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