About The Word Equipoise
Learn about the word Equipoise to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Equipoise definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Equipoise
| Equipoise Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Equipoise?
[n] equality of distribution
Synonyms | Synonyms for Equipoise: balance | counterbalance | equilibrium Related Terms | Find terms related to Equipoise: balance | ballast | coequality | coextension | consideration | correspondence | counterbalance | counterpoise | counterweight | equality | equation | equilibrium | equipollence | equiponderance | equity | equivalence | equivalency | equivalent | evenness | give-and-take | identity | justice | levelness | likeness | makeweight | offset | par | parallelism | parity | poise | proportion | quid pro quo | setoff | something of value | stasis | symmetry | tit for tat See Also | conformation | construction | proportion | structure | symmetry Equipoise In Webster's Dictionary \E"qui*poise\, n. [Equi- + poise.]
1. Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state
in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced,
and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said
of moral, political, or social interests or forces.
The means of preserving the equipoise and the
tranquillity of the commonwealth. --Burke.
Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite
attractions and desires. --Longfellow.
2. Counterpoise.
The equipoise to the clergy being removed. --Buckle.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Organic compound ‐ any compound of carbon and another…
- Layup ‐ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or…
- Teeming with(p) ‐ filled to overflowing with a vast number of moving or especially…
- Freestanding ‐ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a…
- Cote d'ivoire ‐ a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the…
- Sphacele calycina ‐ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white…
- Fan tracery ‐ the carved tracery on…
- Apatura ‐ large Old World…
- Hendrik verwoerd ‐ South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid…
- Ulysses grant ‐ 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies…