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(rare) A balancing; equipoise.
adj
(archaic) Synonym of proportional, Synonym of apportioned
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(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
n
(historical) The tenuous peace that existed during the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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(idiomatic, of contrasting elements) To counteract one another so as to be balanced.
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To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.
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The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise.
n
One who, or that which, balances.
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(figuratively, idiomatic) An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.
n
Obsolete form of balance. [(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.]
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To declare debts resolved or favors or other exchange equitable.
n
(management, operations) The percentage of the capacity of a device or system that is being used productively.
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(intransitive) To undergo comproportionation.
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(transitive, figuratively) To match or equal in effect when applying opposing force
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Obsolete form of counterpoise. [To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.]
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(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
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(intransitive) to equalize
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equalization, equalisation (adjusting the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal)
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(underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
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One who makes equal; a balancer.
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(transitive) To make of equal weight; to counterbalance.
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(transitive) To distribute equally.
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A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium.
v
(intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being in equilibrium
adj
in equilibrium; balanced
v
(intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
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(chiefly historical) To perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.
n
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
v
(transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
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A state of equilibrium, or a desire to attain such, between surveillance and sousveillance.
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(transitive, obsolete) To set right; to complete.
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(transitive, intransitive) to make or become more even
n
harmony, balance; parity
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(finance) To secure a profit to offset a previous loss.
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(countable) Something that is exported.
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Reciprocal or mutual conversion.
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(transitive) To cause (something) to be even.
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(intransitive) To be poised; to balance oneself.
adj
Balancing; tending towards an equipoise.
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(mathematics, transitive) To subject to majorization.
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(transitive, signal processing) To equalize badly.
n
(economics) A state of equilibrium as analysed in a specific part of an economy while ignoring the possible effects of changes in this part on the rest of the economy.
adv
(of an allocation) In proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.
adv
Alternative form of pro rata [(of an allocation) In proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.]
v
(transitive) To form symmetrically.
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(transitive) To make proportionate.
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To ensure that everything is in proper proportion to form a harmonious or properly functioning whole.
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(rare, nonstandard) Something purported; a claim.
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The action of calculating or estimating something.
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To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.
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To find a compromise between two conflicting things; to choose a moderate option between two extremes.
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(transitive) To cause to be out of balance.
adj
properly balanced; in equilibrium
adj
(computing) of a type of storage technology in which data, once written, cannot be erased or modified
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