homéostasie
French, noun/ɔ.me.ɔs.ta.zi/
homéostasie is spelled H-O-M-É-O-S-T-A-S-I-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 86,540th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Homéostasie is a French feminine noun meaning “homeostasis (ability to stablize internal environment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Capacité d’un organisme à maintenir son équilibre physiologique interne malgré les contraintes extérieures”.
What does homéostasie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehomeostasis (ability to stablize internal environment)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Capacité d’un organisme à maintenir son équilibre physiologique interne malgré les contraintes extérieures.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of homéostasie
- homœostasie alternative
- homéostasies plural
- ^((h muet))\ɔ.me.o.sta.zi\ singular plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce homéostasie?
- /ɔ.me.ɔs.ta.zi/
- ^((h muet))\ɔ.me.o.sta.zi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to homéostasie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is homéostasie in French?
homéostasie appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).