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nouna wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
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noun(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
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nounthe seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
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"in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"nounharmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
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nounequality of distribution
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"he took what he wanted and I got the balance"nounsomething left after other parts have been taken awaytype of:
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noun(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
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verbhold or carry in equilibrium
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"She has to balance work and her domestic duties" "balance the two weights"verbbring into balance or equilibrium
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verbcompute credits and debits of an account
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be someone hold person part somebody rest soul carry bear difference match fit correct account weight wheel construction cancel individual scale structure tension mortal arrangement calculate portion trim compensate component equality proportion correspondence residue placement leftover remainder juggle equilibrium residual symmetry offset complement poise libra remnant equipoise regularity counterweight equalizer counterbalance constituent tare counterpoise equaliser proportionality countervail conformation balancer balance wheel symmetricalness spatial property spatiality bilateralism radial symmetry bilaterality bilateral symmetry geometrical regularity libra the balance libra the scales sash weight residuum component part equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize even up make up even out even off set off weighing machine spring scale electronic balance spring balance beam balance beam scale steelyard microbalance lever scale nitrogen balance electrolyte balance trial balance carry-over carry-forward invisible balance offsetting balance compensating balance visible balance trade gap trade balance balance of trade