balance
nouns
a state of equilibrium
antonym
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
is a part of
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
"they send me an accounting every month"
is a type of (narrower)
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
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
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"
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
is a type of (narrower)
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
(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
is a type of (narrower)
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
verbs
bring into balance or equilibrium
"She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
antonym
compute credits and debits of an account
be in equilibrium
"He was balancing on one foot"
verb group
bring into balance or equilibrium
"She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
is a type of (narrower)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
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