Balance definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BAL'ANCE, n. [L.bilanx ... hung to each extremity, of precisely equal weight. The Roman balance, our steel-yard, consists of a lever or beam, movable ... each its due weight, or force and importance. 4. As balance signifies equal weight, or equality, it is by custom used ... equal; that which is necessary to bring them to a balance or equipoise. Hence, in accounts, balance is the difference of two sums; as upon an adjustment of accounts, a balance was found against A, in favor of B. Hence, ...
balance of trade definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" [syn: balance of trade, trade balance, visible balance, trade gap] Merriam Webster's Date: 1668 the difference in ... nation's imports and exports of goods and services. The balance of trade is part of a larger economic unit, ...
balance sheet definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... lenders and other creditors), and the owners' equity. On the balance sheet, total assets must always equal total liabilities plus total owners' equity. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the ... from its extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended ...
balance of power definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... of shifting alliances. After World War II, a Northern Hemisphere balance of power pitted the U.S. and its allies (see ... Union and its satellites (see Warsaw Pact) in a bipolar balance of power backed by the threat of nuclear war. China ... the world's paramount military power. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in ...
To strike a balance definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Strike Strike, v. t. [imp ... in years.'' --Shak. To strike an attitude, To strike a balance. See under Attitude, and Balance. To strike a jury (Law), to constitute a special jury ... fortune. [Colloq.] To strike a ledger, or an account, to balance it. To strike hands with. (a) To shake hands with ... a thousand copies of a book. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice ( ...
Balance electrometer definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Electrometer E`lec*trom ... which indicates the presence of electricity (usually called an electroscope). Balance electrometer. See under Balance. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in ...
Balance thermometer definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thermometer Ther*mom"e ... multiply by 9/5 and add 32[deg]. Air thermometer, Balance thermometer, etc. See under Air, Balance, etc. Metallic thermometer, a form of thermometer indicating changes of ... at the point of minimum temperature. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in ...
Hydrostatic balance definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the ... from its extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near ... spring. 2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate. A fair balance of the advantages on either side. --Atterbury. 3. Equipoise ...
Balance fish definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the ... from its extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near ... spring. 2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate. A fair balance of the advantages on either side. --Atterbury. 3. Equipoise ...
To lay in balance definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the ... from its extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near ... spring. 2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate. A fair balance of the advantages on either side. --Atterbury. 3. Equipoise ...
Balance of torsion definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the ... from its extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near ... spring. 2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate. A fair balance of the advantages on either side. --Atterbury. 3. Equipoise ...
Balance knife definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the ... from its extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near ... spring. 2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate. A fair balance of the advantages on either side. --Atterbury. 3. Equipoise ...
Balance valve definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Balance Bal"ance, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan?, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin ... An apparatus for weighing. Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the ... from its extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near ... spring. 2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate. A fair balance of the advantages on either side. --Atterbury. 3. Equipoise ...
... with the Gr. to spoil.] 1. The dish of a balance; and hence, the balance itself, or whole instrument; as, to turn the scale. Long ... more now than my vows. 2. The sign of the balance or Libra, in the zodiac. 3. The small shell or ... I scal'd the craggy oak. 2. [from scale, a balance.] To measure; to compare; to weight. 3. [from scale, the ... noun Etymology: Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse sk?l; akin to Old Norse skel ... 14th century 1. a. either pan or tray of a balance b. a beam that is supported freely in the ...
balance of payments definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out" [syn: balance of payments, balance of international payments] Merriam Webster's Date: 1844 a summary ... in the form of double-entry bookkeeping. The U.S. balance of payments, for example, records the various ways in which ... These expenditures are shown on the debit side of the balance. The credit side shows the various uses to which ...