Balance
[n] a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
[n] an equivalent counterbalancing weight
[n] (mathematics) an attribute of a shape; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
[n] 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
[n] the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
[n] (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra
[n] an amount on the credit side of an account
[n] equality of distribution
[n] a state of equilibrium
[v] hold or carry in equilibrium
[v] compute credits and debits of an account
[v] bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
[v] be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"
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Synonyms
correspondence, counterbalance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrium, equilibrize, equipoise, Libra, Libra, Libra the Balance, Libra the Scales, poise, proportion, symmetricalness, symmet
Related Terms
accommodate, accord, account, account current, account rendered, account stated, adjust, afterglow, afterimage, agree, amount to, analogize, analogousness, aplomb, arrangement, assess, assets, assimilate, assimilate to, assurance, atmosphere, atone for, a