The meaning of Balance
Main Entry: 1bal·ance
Pronunciation:
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Late Latin bilanc-, bilanx having two scalepans, from Latin bi- + lanc-, lanx plate
Date: 13th century
1: an instrument for weighing: as a: a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends b: a device that uses the elasticity of a spiral spring for measuring weight or force
2: a means of judging or deciding
3: a counterbalancing weight, force, or influence
4: an oscillating wheel operating with a hairspring to regulate the movement of a timepiece
5 a: stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the vertical axis b: equipoise between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements c: equality between the totals of the two sides of an account
6 a: an aesthetically pleasing integration of elements b: the juxtaposition in writing of syntactically parallel constructions containing similar or contrasting ideas
7 a: physical equilibrium b: the ability to retain one's balance
8 a: weight or force of one side in excess of another b: something left over : remainder c: an amount in excess especially on the credit side of an account
9: mental and emotional steadiness
— bal·anced \-lən(t)st\ adjective
— in the balance or in balance : with the fate or outcome about to be determined
— on balance : with all things considered
Main Entry: 2balance
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): bal·anced; bal·anc·ing
Date: 1588
transitive verb1 a (1): to compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account) (2): to pay the amount due on : settle b (1): to arrange so that one set of elements exactly equals another (2): to complete (a chemical equation) so that the same number of atoms and electric charges of each kind appears on each side
2 a: counterbalance , offset b: to equal or equalize in weight, number, or proportion
3: to weigh in or as if in a balance
4 a: to bring to a state or position of equipoise b: to poise in or as if in balance c: to bring into harmony or proportion
intransitive verb
1: to become balanced or established in balance
2: to be an equal counterpoise
3: waver 1
Main Entry: balance of power
Date: 1701
: an equilibrium of power sufficient to discourage or prevent one nation or party from imposing its will on or interfering with the interests of another
Main Entry: nitrogen balance
Function: noun Date: 1944
: the difference between nitrogen intake and nitrogen loss in the body or the soil
Main Entry: platform balance
Function: noun
Date: 1811
: a balance having a platform on which objects are weighed —called also platform scale
Main Entry: balance of payments
Date: 1844
: a summary of the international transactions of a country or region over a period of time including commodity and service transactions, capital transactions, and gold movements
Pronunciation:
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Late Latin bilanc-, bilanx having two scalepans, from Latin bi- + lanc-, lanx plate
Date: 13th century
1: an instrument for weighing: as a: a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends b: a device that uses the elasticity of a spiral spring for measuring weight or force
2: a means of judging or deciding
3: a counterbalancing weight, force, or influence
4: an oscillating wheel operating with a hairspring to regulate the movement of a timepiece
5 a: stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the vertical axis b: equipoise between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements c: equality between the totals of the two sides of an account
6 a: an aesthetically pleasing integration of elements b: the juxtaposition in writing of syntactically parallel constructions containing similar or contrasting ideas
7 a: physical equilibrium b: the ability to retain one's balance
8 a: weight or force of one side in excess of another b: something left over : remainder c: an amount in excess especially on the credit side of an account
9: mental and emotional steadiness
— bal·anced \-lən(t)st\ adjective
— in the balance or in balance : with the fate or outcome about to be determined
— on balance : with all things considered
Main Entry: 2balance
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): bal·anced; bal·anc·ing
Date: 1588
transitive verb1 a (1): to compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account) (2): to pay the amount due on : settle b (1): to arrange so that one set of elements exactly equals another
2 a: counterbalance , offset b: to equal or equalize in weight, number, or proportion
3: to weigh in or as if in a balance
4 a: to bring to a state or position of equipoise b: to poise in or as if in balance c: to bring into harmony or proportion
intransitive verb
1: to become balanced or established in balance
2: to be an equal counterpoise
3: waver 1
Main Entry: balance of power
Date: 1701
: an equilibrium of power sufficient to discourage or prevent one nation or party from imposing its will on or interfering with the interests of another
Main Entry: nitrogen balance
Function: noun Date: 1944
: the difference between nitrogen intake and nitrogen loss in the body or the soil
Main Entry: platform balance
Function: noun
Date: 1811
: a balance having a platform on which objects are weighed —called also platform scale
Main Entry: balance of payments
Date: 1844
: a summary of the international transactions of a country or region over a period of time including commodity and service transactions, capital transactions, and gold movements
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