balance
Balance is having the right amount — not too much or too little — of any quality, which leads to harmony or evenness. You might admire the balance someone has achieved between working hard and having fun.
The noun form of balance can also describe finances: If you’re making monthly payments on a loan, the total amount you still owe is the balance. Balance is also the physical steadiness that keeps you on your feet. You balance your weight between both sides of your body. Balance has a verb form that has several shades of meaning, typically involving one thing correctly weighed against another, like when you balance your budget.
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
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arrangement, placementthe spatial property of the way in which something is placed
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arrangement, placement
a state of equilibrium
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imbalance, instability, unbalancea lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
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tensiona balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
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electrolyte balancean equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning
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nitrogen balancethe balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)
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equilibriuma stable situation in which forces cancel one another
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imbalance, instability, unbalance
equality of distribution
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counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise-
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conformationa symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
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proportion, symmetrybalance among the parts of something
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construction, structurea thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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conformation
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
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correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry-
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asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance(mathematics) a lack of symmetry
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geometrical regularity, regularitya property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
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bilateral symmetry, bilateralism, bilateralitythe property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
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radial symmetrythe property of symmetry about an axis
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spatial property, spatialityany property relating to or occupying space
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asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance
be in equilibrium
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equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrizebring into balance or equilibrium
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behave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize
bring into balance or equilibrium
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balance work and her domestic duties”“balance the two weights”-
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equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize-
poisehold or carry in equilibrium
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unbalancethrow out of balance or equilibrium
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complementmake complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
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compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make upadjust for
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cancel, offset, set offmake up for
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countervail, offsetcompensate for or counterbalance
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trimbalance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
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counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralizeoppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
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carrycompensate for a weaker partner or member by one’s own performance
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compensate, cover, overcompensatemake up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
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poise
hold or carry in equilibrium
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equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrizebring into balance or equilibrium
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equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize
something left after other parts have been taken away
“he took what he wanted and I got the
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component, component part, constituent, moiety, part, portionsomething determined in relation to something that includes it
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component, component part, constituent, moiety, part, portion
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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balance of trade, trade balance, trade gap, visible balancethe difference in value over a period of time of a country’s imports and exports of merchandise
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carry-forward, carry-overthe accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
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compensating balance, offsetting balancea minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank
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invisible balancethe difference in value over a period of time of a country’s imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes
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difference, remainderthe number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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trial balancea balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality
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equalitythe quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
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trial balance
compute credits and debits of an account
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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beam balancea balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm
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electronic balancea balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan
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microbalancebalance for weighing very small objects
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spring balance, spring scalea balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring
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beam scale, lever scale, steelyarda portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
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analytical balance, chemical balancea beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis
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scale, weighing machinea measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
a weight that balances another weight
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counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer-
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sash weighta counterweight for a sliding sash
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tare(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals
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weightan artifact that is heavy
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sash 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
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balance wheel-
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wheela simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
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wheel