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Poize :: Poize (n.) See Poise.

Equipendency :: Equipendency (n.) The act or condition of hanging in equipoise; not inclined or determined either way.

Water Poise :: Water poise () A hydrometer.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh..

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

Balance :: Balance (n.) To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize..

Libratory :: Libratory (a.) Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level..

Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (v. t.) To act against with equal power; to balance.

Counter Weight :: Counter weight (n.) A counterpoise.

Poise :: Poise (v.) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.

Porpesse :: Porpesse (n.) A porpoise.

Payse :: Payse (v. t.) To poise.

Overpoise :: Overpoise (n.) Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.

Pellack :: Pellack (n.) A porpoise.

Equilibrious :: Equilibrious (a.) Evenly poised; balanced.

Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied..

Rocking-stone :: Rocking-stone (n.) A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force..

Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) Counterpoise.

Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces.

Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (n.) An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.

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