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poise
(encz) | poise,postoj n: Nijel |
poise
(encz) | poise,rovnováha n: Nijel |
poise
(encz) | poise,vyrovnanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
poise
(encz) | poise,vyvážit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Poise
(gcide) | Poise \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.
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2. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance
the substance weighed.
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3. The state of being balanced by equal weight or power;
equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest. --Bentley.
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4. That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
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Men of unbounded imagination often want the poise of
judgment. --Dryden.
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5. a dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure
and tact in handling difficult social situations.
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Poise
(gcide) | Poise \Poise\, v. i.
To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence,
to be in suspense or doubt.
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The slender, graceful spars
Poise aloft in air. --Longfellow.
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Poise
(gcide) | Poise \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.
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2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
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Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky;
Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden.
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3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
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One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality.
--Shak.
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To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden.
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4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
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He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise
the weight, and discern the evidence. --South.
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5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.]
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Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak.
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poise
(wn) | poise
n 1: 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
2: a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
3: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
[syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid]
v 1: be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few
moments before it attacked"
2: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn:
brace, poise]
3: cause to be balanced or suspended
4: hold or carry in equilibrium [syn: poise, balance] |
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counterpoise
(encz) | counterpoise,protiváha n: Zdeněk Brožcounterpoise,vyvážit v: Zdeněk Brož |
counterpoised
(encz) | counterpoised, adj: |
equipoise
(encz) | equipoise,rovnováha n: VP |
equipoised
(encz) | equipoised, adj: |
harbor porpoise
(encz) | harbor porpoise, n: |
poised
(encz) | poised,vyvážený adj: Zdeněk Brožpoised,vyvážil v: Zdeněk Brož |
porpoise
(encz) | porpoise,sviňucha n: Zdeněk Brož |
porpoise oil
(encz) | porpoise oil, n: |
Air poise
(gcide) | Air poise \Air" poise`\ [See Poise.]
An instrument to measure the weight of air.
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Apoise
(gcide) | Apoise \A*poise"\, adv. [Pref. a- + poise.]
Balanced.
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Bay porpoise
(gcide) | Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially Phoc[ae]na communis, or {Phoc[ae]na
phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American
species (Phoc[ae]na Americana). The color is dusky or
blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to
the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also
harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and
snuffer.
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2. (Zool.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called
by sailors.
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Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zool.), a North American
porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common
species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the
sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
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counterbalanced counter-balanced counterpoised
(gcide) | balanced \bal"anced\ adj.
being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; --
opposite of unbalanced. the carefully balanced seesaw a
properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of
intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of
whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all
his powers [Narrower terms: {counterbalanced,
counter-balanced, counterpoised}; well-balanced; poised]
[Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)]
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Counterpoise
(gcide) | Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Counterpoised (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.
Counterpoising.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.
contrepeser. See Counter, adv., and Poise, v. t. ]
1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to
balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
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Weights, counterpoising one another. --Sir K.
Digby.
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2. To act against with equal power; to balance.
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So many freeholders of English will be able to beard
and counterpoise the rest. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`), n. [OE.
countrepese, OF. contrepois, F. contrepods. See Counter,
adv., and Poise, n.]
1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite
scale of a balance; an equal weight.
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Fastening that to our exact balance, we put a
metalline counterpoise into the opposite scale.
--Boyle.
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2. An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force
sufficient to balance another force.
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The second nobles are a counterpoise to the higher
nobility, that they grow not too potent. --Bacon.
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3. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each
other; equilibrium; equiponderance.
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The pendulous round eart, with balanced air,
In counterpoise. --Milton.
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Counterpoised
(gcide) | Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Counterpoised (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.
Counterpoising.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.
contrepeser. See Counter, adv., and Poise, v. t. ]
1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to
balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
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Weights, counterpoising one another. --Sir K.
Digby.
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2. To act against with equal power; to balance.
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So many freeholders of English will be able to beard
and counterpoise the rest. --Spenser.
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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.
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harbor porpoise
(gcide) | Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially Phoc[ae]na communis, or {Phoc[ae]na
phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American
species (Phoc[ae]na Americana). The color is dusky or
blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to
the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also
harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and
snuffer.
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2. (Zool.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called
by sailors.
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Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zool.), a North American
porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common
species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the
sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Outpoise
(gcide) | Outpoise \Out*poise"\, v. t.
To outweigh. --Howell.
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Overpoise
(gcide) | Overpoise \O`ver*poise"\, v. t.
To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]Overpoise \O"ver*poise`\, n.
Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.
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Poise
(gcide) | Poise \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.
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2. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance
the substance weighed.
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3. The state of being balanced by equal weight or power;
equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest. --Bentley.
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4. That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
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Men of unbounded imagination often want the poise of
judgment. --Dryden.
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5. a dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure
and tact in handling difficult social situations.
[PJC]Poise \Poise\, v. i.
To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence,
to be in suspense or doubt.
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The slender, graceful spars
Poise aloft in air. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]Poise \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.
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2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
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Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky;
Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden.
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3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
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One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality.
--Shak.
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To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden.
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4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
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He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise
the weight, and discern the evidence. --South.
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5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.]
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Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak.
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Poised
(gcide) | Poise \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.
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2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
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Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky;
Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden.
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3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
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One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality.
--Shak.
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To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden.
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4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
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He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise
the weight, and discern the evidence. --South.
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5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.]
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Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]balanced \bal"anced\ adj.
being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; --
opposite of unbalanced. the carefully balanced seesaw a
properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of
intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of
whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all
his powers [Narrower terms: {counterbalanced,
counter-balanced, counterpoised}; well-balanced; poised]
[Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)]
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poised
(gcide) | Poise \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.
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2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
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Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky;
Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden.
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3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
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One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality.
--Shak.
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To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden.
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4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
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He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise
the weight, and discern the evidence. --South.
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5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.]
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Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]balanced \bal"anced\ adj.
being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; --
opposite of unbalanced. the carefully balanced seesaw a
properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of
intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of
whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all
his powers [Narrower terms: {counterbalanced,
counter-balanced, counterpoised}; well-balanced; poised]
[Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)]
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Poiser
(gcide) | Poiser \Pois"er\, n. (Zool.)
The balancer of dipterous insects.
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Porpoise
(gcide) | Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially Phoc[ae]na communis, or {Phoc[ae]na
phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American
species (Phoc[ae]na Americana). The color is dusky or
blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to
the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also
harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and
snuffer.
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2. (Zool.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called
by sailors.
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Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zool.), a North American
porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common
species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the
sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Skunk porpoise
(gcide) | Skunk \Skunk\, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian)
seganku.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores
of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two
glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid,
which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.
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Note: The common species of the Eastern United States
(Mephitis mephitica) is black with more or less white
on the body and tail. The spotted skunk ({Spilogale
putorius}), native of the Southwestern United States
and Mexico, is smaller than the common skunk, and is
variously marked with black and white.
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Skunk bird, Skunk blackbird (Zool.), the bobolink; -- so
called because the male, in the breeding season, is black
and white, like a skunk.
Skunk cabbage (Bot.), an American aroid herb ({Symplocarpus
f[oe]tidus}) having a reddish hornlike spathe in earliest
spring, followed by a cluster of large cabbagelike leaves.
It exhales a disagreeable odor. Also called {swamp
cabbage}.
Skunk porpoise. (Zool.) See under Porpoise.
[1913 Webster]Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially Phoc[ae]na communis, or {Phoc[ae]na
phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American
species (Phoc[ae]na Americana). The color is dusky or
blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to
the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also
harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and
snuffer.
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2. (Zool.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called
by sailors.
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Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zool.), a North American
porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common
species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the
sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Sperm-whale porpoise
(gcide) | Sperm whale \Sperm" whale`\ (Zool.)
A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having
a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth.
In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a
large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This
whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet.
It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called
also cachalot, and spermaceti whale.
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Pygmy sperm whale (Zool.), a small whale ({Kogia
breviceps}), seldom twenty feet long, native of tropical
seas, but occasionally found on the American coast. Called
also snub-nosed cachalot.
Sperm-whale porpoise (Zool.), a toothed cetacean
(Hyperoodon bidens), found on both sides of the Atlantic
and valued for its oil. The adult becomes about
twenty-five feet long, and its head is very large and
thick. Called also bottle-nosed whale.
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Underpoise
(gcide) | Underpoise \Un`der*poise"\, v. t.
To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue. [R.]
--Marston.
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Unpoised
(gcide) | Unpoised \Un*poised"\, a.
1. Not poised or balanced.
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2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences;
unhesitating. [Obs.] --Marston.
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Water poise
(gcide) | Water poise \Wa"ter poise`\
A hydrometer.
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counterpoise
(wn) | counterpoise
n 1: a weight that balances another weight [syn:
counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise,
balance, equalizer, equaliser]
v 1: constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn:
counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose] |
counterpoised
(wn) | counterpoised
adj 1: brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that
offsets another [syn: counterbalanced, counterpoised] |
equipoise
(wn) | equipoise
n 1: equality of distribution [syn: balance, equilibrium,
equipoise, counterbalance] |
equipoised
(wn) | equipoised
adj 1: lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor
left-handed |
harbor porpoise
(wn) | harbor porpoise
n 1: the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: harbor porpoise, herring hog, {Phocoena
phocoena}] |
poised
(wn) | poised
adj 1: marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for
action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised
hammer"
2: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained
collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly
poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more
dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and
self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected,
equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained,
self-possessed] |
porpoise
(wn) | porpoise
n 1: any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a
blunt snout and many teeth |
porpoise oil
(wn) | porpoise oil
n 1: a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a
fine lubricant |
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