balance
/bˈælʌns/
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Definitions
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); "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
Noun
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"
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
Noun
the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
Noun
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Noun
a weight that balances another weight
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
Noun
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
Verb
bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
Verb
compute credits and debits of an account
Verb
hold or carry in equilibrium
Verb
be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"
Synonyms
balance wheel
correspondence
counterbalance
counterpoise
counterweight
equaliser
equalizer
equilibrate
equilibrise
equilibrium
equilibrize
equipoise
Libra
Libra the Balance
Libra the Scales
poise
proportion
proportionality
remainder
residual
residue
residuum
rest
symmetricalness
symmetry
More General Terms
account
arrangement
be
bear
calculate
carry
component
component part
constituent
construction
difference
equality
equilibrium
fit
hold
individual
match
mortal
part
person
placement
portion
remainder
scale
somebody
someone
soul
spatial property
spatiality
structure
weighing machine
weight
wheel
More Specific Terms
balance of trade
beam balance
beam scale
bilateral symmetry
bilateralism
bilaterality
cancel
carry-forward
carry-over
compensate
compensating balance
complement
conformation
correct
counterbalance
countervail
electrolyte balance
electronic balance
even off
even out
even up
geometrical regularity
invisible balance
juggle
leftover
lever scale
make up
microbalance
nitrogen balance
offset
offsetting balance
proportion
radial symmetry
regularity
remnant
sash weight
set off
spring balance
spring scale
steelyard
symmetry
tare
tension
trade balance
trade gap
trial balance
trim
visible balance