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To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.
A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S.
The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September.
The constellation Libra.
A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary).
An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account.
The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.
To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance.
To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.
To move toward a person or couple, and then back.
Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.
An apparatus for weighing.
A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance.
A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance).
A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
Such as can be balanced.
of Balance
The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces.
One who balances, or uses a balance.