Definition of balance

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Balance (n.) An apparatus for weighing.

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Librate :: Librate (v. i.) To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised..
Fin :: Fin (n.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the water..
Sag :: Sag (v. i.) Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced..
Equilibrious :: Equilibrious (a.) Evenly poised; balanced.
Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice..
Arrear :: Arrear (n.) That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes..
Balance :: Balance (n.) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September..
Even :: Even (a.) Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain..
Equibalance :: Equibalance (n.) Equal weight; equiponderance.
Trip :: Trip (n.) A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
Rider :: Rider (n.) A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the weight on a steelyard..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a..
Level :: Level (a.) Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding. [Colloq.].
Lift :: Lift (n.) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
Equilibrity :: Equilibrity (n.) The state of being balanced; equality of weight.
Counterscale :: Counterscale (n.) Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another..
Libratory :: Libratory (a.) Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level..
Equivalence :: Equivalence (v. t.) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (n.) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel.
Balance :: Balance (n.) An apparatus for weighing.
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