| balance | | |
| n. (state) | 1. balance | a state of equilibrium. |
| ~ equilibrium | a stable situation in which forces cancel one another. |
| ~ tension | a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature).; "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history" |
| ~ electrolyte balance | an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning. |
| ~ nitrogen balance | the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted). |
| n. (possession) | 2. balance | equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account. |
| ~ equality | the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status. |
| ~ account statement, accounting, account | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.; "they send me an accounting every month" |
| ~ trial balance | a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. balance, proportion, proportionality | 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" |
| ~ placement, arrangement | the spatial property of the way in which something is placed.; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" |
| n. (shape) | 4. balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise | equality of distribution. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ conformation | a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing. |
| ~ symmetry, proportion | balance among the parts of something. |
| n. (linkdef) | 5. balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest | something left after other parts have been taken away.; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" |
| ~ component part, part, portion, component, constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it.; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| ~ leftover, remnant | a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists. |
| n. (possession) | 6. balance | the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account. |
| ~ balance of trade, trade balance, trade gap, visible balance | the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise.; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" |
| ~ carry-forward, carry-over | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves. |
| ~ compensating balance, offsetting balance | a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank.; "the compensating balance increases the effective interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is reduced but the interest paid is unchanged" |
| ~ invisible balance | the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes. |
| ~ remainder, difference | the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend. |
| n. (person) | 7. balance, libra | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ astrology, star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon. |
| n. (location) | 8. balance, libra, libra the balance, libra the scales | the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22. |
| ~ mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided. |
| n. (attribute) | 9. balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry | (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane. |
| ~ spatial property, spatiality | any property relating to or occupying space. |
| ~ geometrical regularity, regularity | a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles. |
| ~ bilateral symmetry, bilateralism, bilaterality | the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane. |
| ~ radial symmetry | the property of symmetry about an axis.; "the starfish illustrates radial symmetry" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer | a weight that balances another weight. |
| ~ sash weight | a counterweight for a sliding sash. |
| ~ tare | (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals. |
| ~ weight | an artifact that is heavy. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. balance, balance wheel | 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. |
| ~ horologe, timepiece, timekeeper | a measuring instrument or device for keeping time. |
| ~ wheel | a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines). |
| n. (artifact) | 12. balance | a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity. |
| ~ beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm. |
| ~ electronic balance | a balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan. |
| ~ microbalance | balance for weighing very small objects. |
| ~ weighing machine, scale | a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass. |
| ~ spring balance, spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring. |
| ~ beam scale, lever scale, steelyard | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length. |
| v. (stative) | 13. balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| ~ complement | make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to.; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup" |
| ~ match, fit | make correspond or harmonize.; "Match my sweater" |
| ~ balance, poise | hold or carry in equilibrium. |
| ~ compensate, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, correct, make up | adjust for.; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" |
| ~ cancel, offset, set off | make up for.; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" |
| ~ countervail, offset | compensate for or counterbalance.; "offset deposits and withdrawals" |
| ~ balance | be in equilibrium.; "He was balancing on one foot" |
| ~ trim | balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces.; "trim an airplane" |
| v. (possession) | 14. balance | compute credits and debits of an account. |
| ~ account, calculate | keep an account of. |
| v. (contact) | 15. balance, poise | hold or carry in equilibrium. |
| ~ carry, bear, hold | support or hold in a certain manner.; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" |
| ~ juggle | hold with difficulty and balance insecurely.; "the player juggled the ball" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| v. (stative) | 16. balance | be in equilibrium.; "He was balancing on one foot" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
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