EQUIPOISE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word equipoise. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EQUIPOISE
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| balance | verbv | |||||||
noun • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra • a state of equilibrium • the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 • 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 • (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 verb • bring into balance or equilibrium • compute credits and debits of an account • hold or carry in equilibrium • be in equilibrium | ||||||||
| equilibrium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stable situation in which forces cancel one another • a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates • equality of distribution • a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head | ||||||||
| poise | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second • a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium • great coolness and composure under strain verb • be motionless, in suspension • prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult • cause to be balanced or suspended • hold or carry in equilibrium | ||||||||
| stability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast • a stable order (especially of society) • the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | ||||||||
| symmetry | nounn | |||||||
noun • (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane • balance among the parts of something • (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions | ||||||||
| counterbalance | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a weight that balances another weight • equality of distribution • a compensating equivalent verb • adjust for • contrast with equal weight or force • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | ||||||||
