Definitions for balance
ˈbæl ənsbal·ance

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. balancenoun

   a state of equilibrium

2. balancenoun

   equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

3. proportion, proportionality, balancenoun

   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 balance"- John Ruskin

4. balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalancenoun

   equality of distribution

5. remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, restnoun

   something left after other parts have been taken away

   "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

6. balancenoun

   the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

7. Libra, Balancenoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

8. Libra, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scalesnoun

   the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

9. symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balancenoun

   (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

10. counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equalisernoun

    a weight that balances another weight

11. balance wheel, balancenoun

    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

12. balanceverb

    a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

13. balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibriseverb

    bring into balance or equilibrium

    "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

14. balanceverb

    compute credits and debits of an account

15. poise, balanceverb

    hold or carry in equilibrium

16. balanceverb

    be in equilibrium

    "He was balancing on one foot"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. balancenoun

   a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium

2. balancenoun

   mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed

3. balancenoun

   something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium (literally or figuratively); counterweight

4. balancenoun

   a pair of scales

5. balancenoun

   awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity

6. balancenoun

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

7. balancenoun

   apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.)

8. balancenoun

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

9. balancenoun

   the result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.

   I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.

10. balanceverb

    to make (items) weigh up.

11. balanceverb

    (figurative) to make (concepts) agree.

12. balanceverb

    to hold (an object or objects) precariously.

13. balanceverb

    to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.

14. balanceverb

    to be in equilibrium.

15. balanceverb

    to have matching credits and debits.

16. balancenoun

    a device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.

17. balancenoun

    Libra

18. Etymology: From balance, from *, from (accusative form of) bilanx, from bi- + lanx.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Balancenoun

   1.One of the six simple powers in mechanicks, used principally for determining the difference of weight in heavy bodies. It is of several forms. Ephraim Chambers

   Etymology: balance, Fr. bilanx, Lat.

   2. A pair of scales.

   A balance of power, either without or within a state, is best conceived by considering what the nature of a balance is. It supposes three things; first, the part which is held, together with the hand that holds it; and then the two scales, with whatever is weighed therein. Jonathan Swift.

   For when on ground the burden’d balance lies,
   The empty part is lifted up the higher. John Davies.

   3. A metaphorical balance, or the mind employed in comparing one thing with another.

   I have in equal balance justly weighed,
   What wrong our arms may do, what wrongs we suffer:
   Griefs heavier than our offences. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   4. The act of comparing two things, as by the balance.

   Comfort arises not from others being miserable, but from this inference upon the balance, that we suffer only the lot of nature. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   Upon a fair balance of the advantages on either side, it will appear, that the rules of the gospel are more powerful means of conviction than such message. Francis Atterbury.

   5. The overplus of weight; that quantity by which, of two things weighed together, one exceeds the other.

   Care being taken, that the exportation exceed in value the importation; and then the balance of trade must of necessity be returned in coin or bullion. Francis Bacon, Adv. to Sir G. Villiers.

   6. That which is wanting to make two parts of an account even; as, he stated the account with his correspondent, and paid the balance.7. Equipoise; as balance of power. See the second sense.

   Love, hope, and joy, fair pleasure’s smiling train,
   Hate, fear, and grief, the family of pain;
   These mixed with art, and to due bounds confin’d,
   Make and maintain the balance of the mind. Alexander Pope.

   8. The beating part of a watch.

   It is but supposing that all watches, whilst the balance beats, think; and it is sufficiently proved, that my watch thought all last night. John Locke.

   9. In astronomy. One of the twelve signs of the zodiack, commonly called Libra.

2. To Balanceverb

   Etymology: valancer, Fr.

   1. To weigh in a balance, either real or figurative; to compare by the balance.

   If men would but balance the good and the evil of things, they would not venture soul and body for a little dirty interest. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   2. To regulate the weight in a balance.

   Heav’n that hath plac’d this island to give law,
   To balance Europe, and her states to awe. Edmund Waller.

   3. To counterpoise; to weigh equal to.

   The attraction of the glass is balanced, and rendered ineffectual by the contrary attraction of the liquor. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   4. To regulate an account, by stating it on both sides.

   Judging is, balancing an account, and determining on which side the odds lie. John Locke.

   5. To pay that which is wanting to make the two parts of an account equal.

   Give him leave
   To balance the account of Blenheim’s day. Matthew Prior.

   Though I am very well satisfied, that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker, I am resolved, however, to turn all my endeavours that way. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

3. To Balanceverb

   To hesitate; to fluctuate between equal motives, as a balance plays when charged with equal weights.

   Were the satisfaction of lust, and the joys of heaven, offered at any one’s present possession, he would not balance, or err in the determination of his choice. John Locke.

   Since there is nothing that can offend, I see not why you should balance a moment about printing it. Francis Atterbury, to Pope.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Balancenoun

   an apparatus for weighing

2. Balancenoun

   act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate

3. Balancenoun

   equipoise between the weights in opposite scales

4. Balancenoun

   the state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness

5. Balancenoun

   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

6. Balancenoun

   a balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary)

7. Balancenoun

   the constellation Libra

8. Balancenoun

   the seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September

9. Balancenoun

   a movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S

10. Balancenoun

    to bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance

11. Balancenoun

    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

12. Balancenoun

    to equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize

13. Balancenoun

    to compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate

14. Balancenoun

    to settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them

15. Balancenoun

    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

16. Balancenoun

    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

17. Balancenoun

    to move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners

18. Balancenoun

    to contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail

19. Balanceverb

    to have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance

20. Balanceverb

    to fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate

21. Balanceverb

    to move toward a person or couple, and then back

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Balance

   Balance is the tenth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. Released in 1995, it is the final of four albums to feature Sammy Hagar as the band's lead vocalist. During the recording of Balance and its subsequent Ambulance Tour, Van Halen's second incarnation broke up. Regarding this time period, in 1997, Eddie Van Halen told Guitar World Magazine "There had been a variety of conflicts brewing between Sammy and the band since I quit drinking on October 2, 1994... It got so bad that I actually started drinking again."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Balance

   bal′ans, n. an instrument for weighing, usually formed of two dishes or scales hanging from a beam supported in the middle: act of weighing two things: equality or just proportion of weight or power, as the balance of power: the sum required to make the two sides of an account equal, hence the surplus, or the sum due on an account: what is needed to produce equilibrium, a counterpoise: (watchmaking) a contrivance which regulates the speed of a clock or watch.—v.t. to weigh in a balance: to counterpoise: to compare: to settle, as an account, to examine and test accounts in book-keeping, to make the debtor and creditor sides of an account agree.—v.i. to have equal weight or power, &c.: to hesitate or fluctuate.—p.adj. Bal′anced, poised so as to preserve equilibrium: well arranged, stable.—ns. Bal′ancer, an acrobat; Bal′ance-sheet, a sheet of paper showing a summary and balance of accounts; Bal′ance-wheel, a wheel in a watch or chronometer which regulates the beat or rate. [Fr.—L. bilanx, having two scales—bis, double, lanx, lancis, a dish or scale.]

The Standard Electrical Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Balance

   (a) Wheatstone's Bridge, q. v., is sometimes termed the Electric Balance. (b) A suspension or torsion balance is one which includes a filament or pair of filaments to whose lower end or ends are attached a horizontal indicator often called a needle, or a magnetic needle. (See Torsion Balance.) (c) See Induction Balance, Hughes'. (d) For Thermic Balance, see Bolometer. (e) See Balance, Ampere.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. BALANCE

   Something wanted by book-keepers and often lost by topers. May be found in a cash-book or the kangaroo gait.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. balance

   One of the simple mechanical powers, used in determining the weights and masses of different bodies. Also, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, called Libra. Balance-wheel of a chronometer--see CHRONOMETER.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. balance

   An amount or element in accurate and perfect proportion.

   All of the scales were in perfect balance.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

2. ---

   balanceverb

   To put (something) in a steady place so it does not fall.

   I balanced a cup on my knee, then spun and it slid to the table.

   
   

   Submitted by zakaria1409 on July 12, 2022  

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1. balance

   Song lyrics by balance -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by balance on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Account
   • Arrangement
   • Astrology
   • Be
   • Difference
   • Equality
   • Equilibrium
   • Hold
   • Math
   • Part
   • Person
   • Sign
   • Spatial Property
   • Structure
   • Weight
   • Wheel

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'balance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1273

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'balance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1722

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'balance' in Nouns Frequency: #559

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'balance' in Verbs Frequency: #663

How to pronounce balance?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of balance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of balance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of balance in a Sentence

1. Purvi Raniga:

   Meditation practice brings perfect balance between our thoughts and actions in life. This balance makes our life journey joyful and content.

2. Michael Shellenberger:

   And so, you’re always looking to balance the benefits of energy consumption with the downsides. But, the trends are mostly going in the right direction.

3. Mick Mulvaney:

   I've been here six and a half, seven years now. And I've come to the realization that we are never going to balance the budget based just on spending reductions, we are not going to cut our way to balance. The attitude just doesn't exist for that on Capitol Hill.

4. Tom Super:

   Chickens only have two wings and producers need to sell the whole bird, so it simply isn’t a matter of raising more chickens to produce more wings. It’s a balance of demand and being able to sell not only the wings, but also the breasts, thighs, drumsticks, etc.

5. Andrew Russo:

   I think migraine occurs when there's a departure from homeostasis or, in other words, when there's an imbalance in the body, what we think the medications are doing, such as blocking [ that protein ] ; apparently with yoga you're restoring that balance by reducing stress.

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