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 simil...