English to English
balance
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noun (n)
- equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)(noun.attribute)Example:
In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance.
source: wordnet30 - equality of distribution(noun.shape)source: wordnet30
- the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- a weight that balances another weight(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- An apparatus for weighing.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- bring into balance or equilibrium(verb.stative)Example:
She has to balance work and her domestic duties.
Balance the two weights.
source: wordnet30 - compute credits and debits of an account(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- be in equilibrium(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.(verb)source: webster1913
- To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance.(verb)source: webster1913