balance

noun

  1. 1

    a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

  2. 2

    the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

  3. 3

    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

  4. 4

    (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

  5. 5

    a weight that balances another weight

  6. 6

    (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

  7. 7

    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

  8. 8

    equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

  9. 9

    the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

  10. 10

    something left after other parts have been taken away

    there was no remainder

    he threw away the rest

  11. 11

    equality of distribution

  12. 12

    a state of equilibrium

verb

  1. 1

    hold or carry in equilibrium

  2. 2

    compute credits and debits of an account

Synonyms

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