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balance
has definitions from the fields of mathematics,geometry,accounting,astronomy
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[ noun ] a state of equilibrium
Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)It improves over-all balance and control for the bodybuilder , and helps to make Squats more easily and more correctly performed . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)It was shown that by proper anode design the net energy loss of the arc to the anode could be reduced to approximately 15 % of the total arc energy A detailed energy balance of the anode was established . The purpose of the present study is to study the thermal conditions and to establish an energy balance for a transpiration cooled anode as_well_as the effect of blowing on the arc voltage . The heat losses of the holder were to be reduced as_far_as_possible and they should be such_that an accurate heat balance can be made . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)It seems to follow that by_and_large an antagonism exists between the paleo - and the neocortex as_far_as emotional reactivity is concerned , and that the balance between the two systems determines the emotional responsiveness of the organism . Related terms imbalance equilibrium tension nitrogen_balance electrolyte_balance |
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[ verb ] bring into balance or equilibrium
Synonyms Examples "She has to balance work and her domestic duties" "balance the two weights" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution,...)DeKalb 's budget for 1961 is a record one and carries with_it the promise of no tax increase to make it balance . (The Detroit News,...)The statement was also made that undoubtedly the railroad had received some compensating benefit from the telegraphers , but that it was difficult to imagine what could balance a job for life . There are a_number_of other considerations besides this one but it is for the Congress , not the department_of_justice , to balance these various considerations and make a judgment about legislation . (Newark Evening News...)As an added suggestion to balance the budget , the Government could sell advertising space on the Washington_Monument . (Paul Ramsey, War and the Christian Conscience. Durham,...)Of_course , in prudential calculation , in balancing the good directly intended and done against the evil unintended and indirectly done , no greater precision can be forthcoming than the subject allows . Related terms unbalance match compensate offset complement cancel trim poise equilibrium equilibrium |
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[ noun ] (accounting) equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The twenty-five year old recording offers rather faded string tone , but the balance between the instruments is good and the transfer is very quiet . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)Business loans generally are repayable in regular installments - usually monthly , including interest at the rate of 5 - 1/2 percent per_annum on the unpaid balance - and have a maximum maturity of 10 years ; the term of loans for working_capital is 6 years . Related terms credit equality balance_of_trade invisible_balance trial_balance carry-over account |
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[ verb ] (accounting) compute credits and debits of an account
Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Aim to balance your employee benefit package . (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)`` Very few wives '' , says Dr._Calderone , `` who balance the checkbook , fix the car , choose where the family will live and deal with the tradesmen , are suddenly going_to become submissive where sex is concerned . Related terms |
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[ verb ] hold or carry in equilibrium
Synonyms Used in print (B. J. Chute, The Moon and the Thorn....)On a thrusting spray thick_with thorns and dewdrops and swelling pink buds , like a summer Valentine , a bird balanced and sang , nondescriptly brown and alive with its own music , a_little engine of song . |
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[ noun ] harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
Synonyms Examples : "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin Used in print (Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)In a rapidly changing society congregations will run_into difficulties repeatedly , since such nice balances of economic integration are hard to sustain in the metropolis for more_than a single generation . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an equivalent counterbalancing weight
Related terms weight sash_weight tare compensate oppose equal counterweight |
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[ 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
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[ noun ] (astronomy) the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from September 23 to October 22
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[ noun ] equality of distribution
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[ noun ] the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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[ noun ] (mathematics) an attribute of a shape; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Synonyms Related terms asymmetry spatial_property regularity radial_symmetry bilaterality mathematics |
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[ noun ] a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
Related terms scale electronic_balance microbalance spring_balance steelyard beam_balance |
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