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Balance

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Definitions for Balance

noun
a state of equilibrium
noun
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
noun
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
Synonyms
proportion proportionality
Examples
  1. in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
noun
equality of distribution
Synonyms
equilibrium equipoise counterbalance
noun
something left after other parts have been taken away
Synonyms
remainder residual residue residuum rest
Examples
  1. there was no remainder
  2. he threw away the rest
  3. he took what he wanted and I got the balance
noun
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
noun
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
Synonyms
Libra
noun
the seventh sign of the zodiac
Synonyms
Libra Libra the Balance Libra the Scales
Examples
  1. the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
noun
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation
Synonyms
symmetry symmetricalness correspondence
Examples
  1. exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
noun
a weight that balances another weight
Synonyms
counterweight counterbalance counterpoise equalizer equaliser
noun
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine
Synonyms
balance wheel
Examples
  1. especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
noun
a scale for weighing
Examples
  1. depends on pull of gravity
verb
bring into balance or equilibrium
Synonyms
equilibrate equilibrize equilibrise
Examples
  1. She has to balance work and her domestic duties
  2. balance the two weights
verb
compute credits and debits of an account
verb
hold or carry in equilibrium
Synonyms
poise
verb
be in equilibrium
Examples
  1. He was balancing on one foot

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