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balance

/'b/&/l/@/ns/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a state of equilibrium

    noun.state

    Antonyms imbalance instability unbalance

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

    noun.possession

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

    noun.attribute

    Examples
    In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance.
    Synonyms proportion proportionality

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. equality of distribution

    noun.shape

    Synonyms counterbalance equilibrium equipoise

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. something left after other parts have been taken away

    noun.linkdef

    Examples
    He took what he wanted and I got the balance.
    Synonyms remainder residual residue residuum rest

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

    noun.possession

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

    noun.person

    Synonyms libra

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

    noun.location

    Synonyms libra libra the balance libra the scales

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

    noun.attribute

    Synonyms correspondence symmetricalness symmetry
    Antonyms asymmetry dissymmetry imbalance

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. a weight that balances another weight

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms counterbalance counterpoise counterweight equaliser equalizer

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. 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

    Synonyms balance wheel

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  13. An apparatus for weighing.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. bring into balance or equilibrium

    verb.stative

    Examples
    She has to balance work and her domestic duties.
    Balance the two weights.
    Synonyms equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize
    Antonyms unbalance

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. compute credits and debits of an account

    verb.possession

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. hold or carry in equilibrium

    verb.contact

    Synonyms poise

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. be in equilibrium

    verb.stative

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  6. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales <i>balance</i>.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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