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equipoise
(encz) | equipoise,rovnováha n: VP |
Equipoise
(gcide) | Equipoise \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.
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The means of preserving the equipoise and the
tranquillity of the commonwealth. --Burke.
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Our little lives are kept in equipoise
By opposite attractions and desires. --Longfellow.
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2. Counterpoise.
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The equipoise to the clergy being removed. --Buckle.
Equipollence |
equipoise
(wn) | equipoise
n 1: equality of distribution [syn: balance, equilibrium,
equipoise, counterbalance] |
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equipoised
(encz) | equipoised, adj: |
Equipoise
(gcide) | Equipoise \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.
[1913 Webster]
The means of preserving the equipoise and the
tranquillity of the commonwealth. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
Our little lives are kept in equipoise
By opposite attractions and desires. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. Counterpoise.
[1913 Webster]
The equipoise to the clergy being removed. --Buckle.
Equipollence |
equipoised
(wn) | equipoised
adj 1: lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor
left-handed |
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