| Pronunciation: | | 'eekwu`poyz
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| Matching Terms: | | equipoised
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| | Definition: | | [n] equality of distribution |
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| | Synonyms: | | balance, counterbalance, equilibrium |
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| | See Also: | | conformation, construction, proportion, structure, symmetry |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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