English noun: Le Chatelier principle | |||
1. | Le Chatelier principle (cognition) the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change | ||
Synonyms | Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier's principle, Le Chatelier-Braun principle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | principle, rule | ||