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| 1. | [ noun ] a state of equilibrium | |
| Related terms: | imbalance equilibrium tension nitrogen_balance electrolyte_balance | |
| 2. | [ verb ] bring into balance or equilibrium | |
| Synonyms: | equilibrize equilibrise equilibrate | |
| Examples: | "She has to balance work and her domestic duties" "balance the two weights" |
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| Related terms: | unbalance match compensate offset complement cancel trim poise equilibrium equilibrium | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (accounting) equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account | |
| Related terms: | credit equality balance_of_trade invisible_balance trial_balance carry-over account | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (accounting) compute credits and debits of an account | |
| Related terms: | account | |
| 5. | [ verb ] hold or carry in equilibrium | |
| Synonyms: | poise | |
| Related terms: | hold poise | |
| 6. | [ noun ] harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) | |
| Synonyms: | proportion | |
| Examples: | : "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin |
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| Related terms: | placement proportion | |
| 7. | [ verb ] be in equilibrium | |
| Examples: | "He was balancing on one foot" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 8. | [ noun ] something left after other parts have been taken away | |
| Synonyms: | rest remainder residue residuum residual | |
| Examples: | "there was no remainder" "he threw away the rest" "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" |
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| Related terms: | part leftover remainder | |
| 9. | [ noun ] an equivalent counterbalancing weight | |
| Synonyms: | counterbalance equalizer counterpoise equaliser counterweight | |
| Related terms: | weight sash_weight tare compensate oppose equal counterweight | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat | |
| Synonyms: | balance_wheel | |
| Related terms: | wheel timepiece | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (astronomy) the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from September 23 to October 22 | |
| Synonyms: | Libra_the_Balance Libra_the_Scales Libra | |
| Related terms: | sign_of_the_zodiac | |
| 12. | [ noun ] equality of distribution | |
| Synonyms: | equipoise counterbalance equilibrium | |
| Related terms: | structure symmetry conformation | |
| 13. | [ noun ] the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account | |
| Related terms: | difference carry-over invisible_balance compensating_balance balance_of_trade | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra | |
| Synonyms: | libra | |
| Related terms: | person astrology | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (mathematics) an attribute of a shape; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane | |
| Synonyms: | symmetry correspondence symmetricalness | |
| Related terms: | asymmetry spatial_property regularity radial_symmetry bilaterality mathematics | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity | |
| Related terms: | scale electronic_balance microbalance spring_balance steelyard beam_balance | |
| Similar spelling: |
Ballance balancer balanced balanchine Ballinger Ballenger Ballengee balancing Blanche bawling Balling Balanus Blanchet blanched Blanc blanco Blanck Blanchette Blanch Blancarte Blanca |
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