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11equilibrium — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. balance, equipoise, stability; moderation, neutrality; equality, parity, symmetry; composure, self possession, [self]restraint. See inexcitability. Ant., unbalance, instability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …
12equipoise — 1. noun /ˈɛkwɪpɔɪz/ a) A state of balance; equilibrium. Government was unnerved, confounded, and in a manner suspended. Its equipoise was totally gone. b) A counterbalance. “An easy evasion”, retorted the excited bride, who had lost her mental… …
13equilibrium — equilibratory /i kwil euh breuh tawr ee, tohr ee, ee kweuh lib reuh , ek weuh /, adj. /ee kweuh lib ree euhm, ek weuh /, n., pl. equilibriums, equilibria / ree euh/. 1. a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces. 2.… …
14equipoise — I. noun Date: 1658 1. a state of equilibrium 2. counterbalance II. transitive verb Date: 1664 1. to serve as an equipoise to 2. to put or hold in equipoise …
15equilibrium — noun 1) the equilibrium of the economy Syn: balance, symmetry, equipoise, parity, equality; stability Ant: imbalance 2) his equilibrium was never shaken Syn: composure …
16equilibrium — Synonyms and related words: accordance, aplomb, assurance, balance, balanced personality, beauty, bilateral symmetry, calm, coequality, coextension, communion, community, concinnity, confidence, conformity, congruity, consistency, consonance,… …
17equipoise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. equilibrium; counterbalance. See equality. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A stable state characterized by the cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces: balance, counterpoise, equilibrium,… …
18equipoise — n 1. balance, equilibrium, equipol lence. See equilibrium(def.1). 2. counterpoise, counterbalance, counterweight, countercheck; weight, stabilizer, equalizer, neutralizer, makeweight, ballast; compensation, offset, Latin, quid pro quo. recompense …
19equipoise — /ee kweuh poyz , ek weuh /, n., v., equipoised, equipoising. n. 1. an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium. 2. a counterpoise. v.t. 3. to equal or offset in weight; balance. [1625 35; EQUI + POISE1] * * * …
20equipoise — Synonyms and related words: balance, ballast, coequality, coextension, consideration, correspondence, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equality, equation, equilibrium, equipollence, equiponderance, equity, equivalence, equivalency,… …
