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 |
