balance

/bˈælʌns/

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Noun
a state of equilibrium
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equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "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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equality of distribution
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something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
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the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
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the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
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(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
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a weight that balances another weight
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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
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a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
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compute credits and debits of an account
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hold or carry in equilibrium
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be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"