Definition of balance

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Balance (n.) An apparatus for weighing.

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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..
Diptera :: Diptera (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet..
Balance :: Balance (n.) The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.
Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Close :: Close (v. t.) Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote..
Chronometer :: Chronometer (n.) A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc..
Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence, disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an unbalanced mind..
Equilibrity :: Equilibrity (n.) The state of being balanced; equality of weight.
Counterweigh :: Counterweigh (v. t.) To weigh against; to counterbalance.
Collet :: Collet (n.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for holding a drill..
Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (n.) An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
Equivalence :: Equivalence (v. t.) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
Preponderate :: Preponderate (v. t.) To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance.
Balance :: Balance (n.) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September..
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.) To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of books..
Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses..
Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (n.) A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another.
Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body..
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