Canadian English Meaning of balance
balance
Other Canadian English words related to balance
Nearest Words of balance
- balalaika => balalaika
- balagan => mess
- balaenopteridae => Balaenopteridae
- balaenoptera physalus => Fin whale
- balaenoptera musculus => Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
- balaenoptera borealis => Northern Minke Whale
- balaenoptera acutorostrata => Minke whale
- balaenoptera => Balaenoptera
- balaenoidea => Baleen whales
- balaenidae => right whales
- balance beam => Balance beam
- balance of international payments => balance of payments
- balance of payments => Balance of payments
- balance of power => balance of power
- balance of trade => Balance of trade
- balance sheet => Balance sheet
- balance wheel => Balance wheel
- balanceable => balanceable
- balanced => balanced
- balanced budget => Balanced budget
Definitions and Meaning of balance in English
balance (n)
a state of equilibrium
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
equality of distribution
something left after other parts have been taken away
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
a weight that balances another weight
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
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
balance (v)
bring into balance or equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
hold or carry in equilibrium
be in equilibrium
balance (n.)
An apparatus for weighing.
Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.
Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.
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.
A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See wheel (in the Vocabulary).
The constellation Libra.
The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September.
A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S.
To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.
To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope.
To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.
To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them.
To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account.
To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of books.
To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners.
To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail.
balance (v. i.)
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.
FAQs About the word balance
balance
a state of equilibrium, equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account, harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within
equilibrium,equilibration,poise,stasis,counterbalance,balance weight,equipoise,Firmness,offset,Security
disequilibrium,imbalance,unbalance,fluctuation,insecurity,instability,nonequilibrium,Volatility,changeability,disequilibrium
balalaika => balalaika, balagan => mess, balaenopteridae => Balaenopteridae, balaenoptera physalus => Fin whale, balaenoptera musculus => Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus),
