balance

balance

名词 balance:

a state of equilibrium

a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

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)- John Ruskin

同义词:proportion, proportionality

equality of distribution

同义词:equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance

something left after other parts have been taken away

同义词:remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest

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

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

同义词:Libra

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

同义词:Libra, Libra the Balance, Libra the Scales

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

同义词:symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence

a weight that balances another weight

同义词:counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalizer, equaliser

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

同义词:balance wheel

动词 balance:

bring into balance or equilibrium

同义词:equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise

compute credits and debits of an account

hold or carry in equilibrium

同义词:poise

be in equilibrium

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