Balancename

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  astrologyastronomyhuman-sciencesThe constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.

  • Libra, or the Balance holdeth in the Navel, the Reins, and the lower parts of the Womb.
  • The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]

balancenoun/ˈbæləns/

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  A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.

  • But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things.
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  Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.

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  Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.

  • These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.
  • Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.
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  A pair of scales.

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  Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.

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  The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.

  • The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces.
  • I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead.
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  Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).

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  accountingbusinessfinanceA list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.

balanceverb/ˈbæləns/

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  To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.

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  To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.

  • She balanced along the wire while the crowd watched in rapt attention.
  • They must balance themselves down the fence until they reach the end.
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  To make (concepts) agree.

  • the Proteus Principle helps to qualify and balance the concepts of narrators and of narrative situations as previously developed in classical studies by G erard Genette and Franz Stanzel.
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  To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.

  • I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee.
  • The circus performer balances a plate on the end of a baton.
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  To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.

  • Ballance the Good and Evil of Things.
  • Mr. Morrison's ruling to reopen the station as a shelter was given after he had balanced the relative dangers of flooding and bombing.
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  dancedancinghobbiesTo move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.

  • to balance partners
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  nauticaltransportTo contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.

  • to balance the boom mainsail
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  To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.

  • to balance a set of books
  • This final payment, or credit, balances the account.