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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balance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | balance wheel |
| Type of | wheel |
balance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry |
| Type of | spatial property, spatiality |
| Has types | regularity, bilateralism, radial symmetry, bilaterality, bilateral symmetry, geometrical regularity |
balance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | libra, libra the balance, libra the scales |
balance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | proportion, proportionality |
| Type of | placement, arrangement |
in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance.
balance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer |
| Type of | weight |
| Has types | tare, sash weight |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise |
| Type of | structure, construction |
| Has types | conformation, symmetry, proportion |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize |
| Type of | fit, match |
| Has types | even up, correct, countervail, counterbalance, complement, make up, trim, even out, cancel, even off, set off, offset, compensate |
| Verb group | poise |
She has to balance work and her domestic duties.
balance the two weights.
balance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | scale, weighing machine |
| Has types | spring scale, electronic balance, spring balance, beam balance, beam scale, steelyard, microbalance, lever scale |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | equilibrium |
| Has types | nitrogen balance, electrolyte balance, tension |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | be |
| Verb group | equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate |
| Derivation | balancer |
balance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | equality |
| Has types | trial balance |
balance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | difference, remainder |
| Has types | carry-over, carry-forward, invisible balance, offsetting balance, compensating balance, visible balance, trade gap, trade balance, balance of trade |
Examples of balance
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The actor said he had trouble remembering his lines and maintaining his balance.
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Metro is slashing bus, light-rail and Call-A-Ride service to balance its budget.
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The balance is good and the texture to the canvas strings along the imagination.
From the orlandosentinel.com
From now on, they promise to balance budgets, cut spending and repeal Obamacare.
From the washingtontimes.com
The district needs to show that it can balance its books for the next two years.
From the sacbee.com
The levy also supports an adequate fund balance that can be used when necessary.
From the dailyherald.com
The balance of power will tip irreversibly into the hands of Muslim hard-liners.
From the washingtontimes.com
Brownback said he would not consider using a tax increase to balance the budget.
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State leaders would have to figure out whether to balance the budget beforehand.
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- A state of equilibrium
- Bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
- Equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- Proportion: 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
- Poise: hold or carry in equilibrium
- Be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"
- In biomechanics, balance is an ability to maintain the center of gravity of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway. When exercising the ability to balance, one is said to be balancing.
- In banking and accountancy, the outstanding balance is the amount of money owed, (or due), that remains in a deposit account (or a loan account) at a given date, after all past remittances, payments and withdrawal have been accounted for. ...
- Balance was a 1989 television advertisement for the Lexus LS 400, which also introduced the luxury car make Lexus to television audiences. Dawson, Chester (2004). "Lexus: The Relentless Pursuit", pp. 119-120. John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd., Singapore. ...
