Definition of Balance
Noun
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a scale for weighing
depends on pull of gravity
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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
- balance wheel -
a weight that balances another weight
counterweight counterbalance counterpoise equalizer equaliser -
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation
exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
symmetry symmetricalness correspondence -
the seventh sign of the zodiac
the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
libra - libra the balance - libra the scales -
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
libra -
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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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"
remainder residual residue residuum rest -
equality of distribution
equilibrium equipoise counterbalance -
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
proportion proportionality -
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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a state of equilibrium
Verb
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be in equilibrium
"He was balancing on one foot"
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hold or carry in equilibrium
poise -
compute credits and debits of an account
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bring into balance or equilibrium
"She has to balance work and her domestic duties"
"balance the two weights"
equilibrate - equilibrize - equilibrise
Word games points for the Balance
- Scrabble® score of the balance (11)
- Word Chums® score of the balance (17)
- Words With Friends® score of the balance (15)
Unscramble balance
80 unscramble word found using the letters balance.
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