balance
71balance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Late Latin bilanc , bilanx having two scalepans, from Latin bi + lanc , lanx plate Date: 13th century 1. an instrument for weighing: as a. a beam that is… …
72balance — bal•ance [[t]ˈbæl əns[/t]] n. v. anced, anc•ing 1) a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc 2) something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise 3) the ability to maintain bodily equilibrium 4) mental or… …
73Balance — A biological system that enables us to know where our bodies are in the environment and to maintain a desired position. Normal balance depends on information from the inner ear, other senses (such as sight and touch) and muscle movement. Our… …
74Balance — Ausgewogenheit; Equilibrium (fachsprachlich); Gleichgewicht * * * Ba|lan|ce [balã:s(ə)], die; , n: Gleichgewicht: die Balance verlieren und stürzen. * * * Ba|lan|ce 〈[balạŋsə] od. [balã:s(ə)] f. 19〉 …
75balance — The use of balance in an extended sense of rest or remainder is debatable and should be avoided except in informal speaking situations. The central meanings of balance deal with weighing and bookkeeping. Say The remainder (not balance) of the day …
76balance — A principle of design, it refers to the way the elements of art are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work; a pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or areas in a design or composition. Portions of a composition …
77balance — Synonyms and related words: Swiss bank account, accommodate, accord, account, account current, account rendered, account stated, adjust, afterglow, afterimage, agree, amount to, analogize, analogousness, aplomb, arrangement, assess, assets,… …
78balance — The amount representing the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account. It is included on the side of the lesser total, to ensure it equals the greater total. A balance is brought down on to the opposite side of the account. For… …
79balance up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms balance up : present tense I/you/we/they balance up he/she/it balances up present participle balancing up past tense balanced up past participle balanced up to make two different things equal in amount or… …
80Balance — die Balance, n (Mittelstufe) Zustand eines Körpers, in dem sich alle angreifenden Kräfte gegenseitig aufheben, Gleichgewicht Beispiele: Er hat die Balance verloren und ist hingefallen. Der Akrobat muss die ganze Zeit die Balance halten …
