Definition of imbalance Imbalance

/ɪmbæˈlʌns/ - [imbatluns] - im•bal•ance

We found 4 definitions of imbalance from 3 different sources.

What does imbalance mean?

Noun Plural: imbalances
imbalance - a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance"
		instability, unbalance
		disequilibrium loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
imbalance - (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
		asymmetry, dissymmetry
		symmetricalness, symmetry, correspondence, balance (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
		spatial property, spatiality any property relating to or occupying space
		math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
		geometrical irregularity, irregularity not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals
		lopsidedness, skewness an oblique or slanting asymmetry
		radial asymmetry the absence of symmetry about an axis
		handedness, laterality the property of using one hand more than the other
		footedness the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball)