About The Word Equipoise
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Equipoise
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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.
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