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      balance
      noun
      (uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
      (uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
      (literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
      A pair of scales.
      (uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
      (uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
      (uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
      (accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
      (accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
      (watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
      (law, business, statistics) The remainder.
      (obsolete, astrology) Libra.
      verb
      (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
      (transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
      (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
      (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
      (transitive, dance) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
      (nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
      (transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
      (intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
      (intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
      (transitive, obsolete) To weigh in a balance.
      (intransitive, obsolete) To hesitate or fluctuate.
      Roots
      bisba- · Latin · twice, twolanx-lanc · Latin · plate, scale pan
      Synonyms for balance
      equipoisenequilibriumncounterpoisencounterbalancevpoisencounterweightnproportionnequiponderancenequiponderatevsymmetrynproportionalitynscalesncounterweighstabilityncountervailvremaindernhomeostasisnharmonyn
      Words related to balance
      equilibratevlibratoryadjmicrobalancenequilibrantadjlibranimbalancedadjequilibristunbalancenbalancerndisequilibriumnoverbalancevequilibrationndebitsnautostabilitynkilternkelternimbalancesnwhiffletreensteelyardnweightingnproprioceptionnharmoniousnessn

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      Where does balance come from?

      The word balance breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ba-, from Latin bis (“twice, two”); and -lanc, from Latin lanx (“plate, scale pan”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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