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Poise Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Poise? [n] great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [n] a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second [n] a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium [v] hold or carry in equilibrium [v] cause to be balanced or suspended [v] prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [v] be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Poise: aplomb \| assuredness \| balance \| brace \| cool \| sang-froid \| self-possession Related Terms \| Find terms related to Poise: accommodate \| action \| actions \| activity \| acts \| address \| adjust \| affectation \| air \| aplomb \| arrogance \| aspire \| assurance \| assuredness \| back \| balance \| ballast \| bearing \| beck \| beckon \| become airborne \| behavior \| behavior pattern \| behavioral norm \| behavioral science \| belief \| body language \| calmness \| cancel \| carriage \| certitude \| charade \| chironomy \| claw skyward \| cocksureness \| coequality \| coextension \| compensate \| comportment \| composure \| conduct \| confidence \| confidentness \| control \| conviction \| cool \| coolness \| coordinate \| correspondence \| counterbalance \| counterpoise \| countervail \| courage \| culture pattern \| custom \| dactylology \| deaf-and-dumb alphabet \| demeanor \| deportment \| dignity \| diplomacy \| doing \| doings \| dumb show \| equability \| equality \| equalize \| equanimity \| equate \| equation \| equilibrium \| equipoise \| equipollence \| equiponderance \| equity \| equivalence \| equivalency \| even \| even up \| evenness \| faith \| fit \| float \| fly \| fly aloft \| folkway \| gain altitude \| gesticulation \| gesture \| gesture language \| gestures \| goings-on \| grace \| guise \| hand signal \| hang \| hover \| hubris \| identity \| imperturbability \| integrate \| justice \| kinesics \| kite \| leave the ground \| level \| level head \| levelheadedness \| levelness \| likeness \| maintien \| manner \| manners \| method \| methodology \| methods \| mien \| modus vivendi \| motion \| motions \| movement \| movements \| moves \| observable behavior \| overconfidence \| oversureness \| overweening \| overweeningness \| pantomime \| par \| parallelism \| parity \| pattern \| plane \| pomposity \| port \| pose \| positiveness \| possession \| posture \| practice \| praxis \| prepare \| presence \| presence of mind \| pride \| procedure \| proceeding \| proportion \| reserve \| restraint \| sang-froid \| security \| sedateness \| self-assurance \| self-command \| self-confidence \| self-control \| self-importance \| self-possession \| self-reliance \| self-restraint \| serenity \| settled belief \| shrug \| sign language \| soar \| social science \| spire \| square \| stabilitate \| staidness \| stance \| stasis \| steady \| strike a balance \| style \| subjective certainty \| support \| sureness \| surety \| symmetry \| tact \| tactics \| take off \| tone \| tranquillity \| trust \| uphold \| way \| way of life \| ways \| well-regulated mind \| zoom See Also \| bear \| calm \| calmness \| carry \| composure \| equanimity \| equilibrium \| gear up \| hold \| hover \| lay \| nerve \| place \| poise \| pose \| position \| prepare \| put \| ready \| set \| set \| set up \| steel \| unit of viscosity Poise In Webster's Dictionary \Poise\, n. [OE. pois, peis, OF. pois, peis, F. poids, fr. L. pensum a portion weighed out, pendere to weigh, weigh out. Cf. {Avoirdupois}, {Pendant}, {Poise}, v.] [Formerly written also {peise}.] 1. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness. ``Weights of an extraordinary poise.'' --Evelyn. 2. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed. 3. The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest. --Bentley. 4. That which causes a balance; a counterweight. Men of unbounded imagination often want the poise of judgment. --Dryden. \Poise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poised}, ; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poising}.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[`e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, n., and cf. {Pensive}.] [Formerly written also {peise}.] 1. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance. 2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance. Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden. 3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance. One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality. --Shak. To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden. 4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh. He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise the weight, and discern the evidence. --South. 5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.] Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak. \Poise\, v. i. To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt. The slender, graceful spars Poise aloft in air. --Longfellow.

Poise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Poise?

[n] great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
[n] a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
[n] a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
[v] hold or carry in equilibrium
[v] cause to be balanced or suspended
[v] prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
[v] be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"

Poise In Webster's Dictionary

\Poise\, n. [OE. pois, peis, OF. pois, peis, F. poids, fr.
L. pensum a portion weighed out, pendere to weigh, weigh out.
Cf. {Avoirdupois}, {Pendant}, {Poise}, v.] [Formerly written
also {peise}.]
1. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend;
   heaviness. ``Weights of an extraordinary poise.''
   --Evelyn.



2. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance
   the substance weighed.

3. The state of being balanced by equal weight or power;
   equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest. --Bentley.

4. That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

         Men of unbounded imagination often want the poise of
         judgment.                             --Dryden.


\Poise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poised}, ; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Poising}.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh,
balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[`e]se,
fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Poise},
n., and cf. {Pensive}.] [Formerly written also {peise}.]
1. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the
   scales of a balance.

2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

         Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; Nor poised,
         did on her own foundation lie.        --Dryden.

3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

         One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality.
                                               --Shak.

         To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden.

4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.

         He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise
         the weight, and discern the evidence. --South.

5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.]

         Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak.


\Poise\, v. i.
To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence,
to be in suspense or doubt.

      The slender, graceful spars Poise aloft in air.
                                               --Longfellow.

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