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balance

Letters that make balance

a, b, e, l, n, c are letters that make 'balance'

Words within balance

lance, LAN, AN, BA, la, Ba, ala, CE, AL, LA, NC, Al, Ce, La are words within 'balance'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of balance

balanced, balances, balancer are words created by adding a letter to 'balance'

balance is a 7 letter word starting with b
balance is a 7 letter word ending with e

14 possible definitions for 'balance'

Balance as "a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine, especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

balance wheel has the same meaning as balance

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of wheel.

balance as a part

'balance' can be a part of timepiece, timekeeper, horologe.

Balance as "a scale for weighing, depends on pull of gravity"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of weighing machine, scale.

Types of balance

beam balance, electronic balance, microbalance, spring balance, spring scale, steelyard, lever scale, beam scale are types of 'balance'.

Balance as "a weight that balances another weight"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalizer, equaliser have the same meaning as 'balance'

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of weight.

Types of balance

sash weight, tare are types of 'balance'.

Derivatives of balance

counterpoise, equalise, compensate, counterpose, even off, match, equalize, equate, counterweight, counterbalance, oppose, make up, even out, correct, even up, equal are derivatives of 'balance'.

Balance as "(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation, exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

correspondence, symmetry, symmetricalness have the same meaning as 'balance'

Antonyms

asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance have the opposite meaning of 'balance'

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of spatial property, spatiality.

Types of balance

regularity, geometrical regularity, bilaterality, bilateralism, bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry are types of 'balance'.

balance as a category

'balance' can be a category of mathematics, math, maths.

Derivatives of balance

symmetrical, symmetrize, symmetrise, symmetric are derivatives of 'balance'.

Balance as "harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

proportionality, proportion have the same meaning as 'balance'

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of arrangement, placement.

Derivatives of balance

proportion is a derivative of balance.

Example of balance used within this context

"in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin

Balance as "the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of difference, remainder.

Types of balance

trade balance, compensating balance, carry-over, balance of trade, visible balance, trade gap, carry-forward, offsetting balance, invisible balance are types of 'balance'.

Balance as "equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of equality.

Types of balance

trial balance is a type of balance.

balance as a part

'balance' can be a part of account statement, accounting, account.

Derivatives of balance

balance is a derivative of balance.

Balance as "something left after other parts have been taken away"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

remainder, rest, residual, residue, residuum have the same meaning as 'balance'

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of component part, portion, constituent, part, component.

Types of balance

remnant, leftover are types of 'balance'.

Derivatives of balance

remain, remainder, residual, residuary are derivatives of 'balance'.

Example of balance used within this context

"there was no remainder", "he threw away the rest", "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

Balance as "equality of distribution"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

equipoise, counterbalance, equilibrium have the same meaning as 'balance'

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of structure, construction.

Types of balance

conformation, symmetry, proportion are types of 'balance'.

Derivatives of balance

equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise, balance are derivatives of 'balance'.

Balance as "a state of equilibrium"

Under this definition, balance is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unbalance, instability, imbalance have the opposite meaning of 'balance'

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of equilibrium.

Types of balance

tension, electrolyte balance, nitrogen balance are types of 'balance'.

Derivatives of balance

equilibrize, equilibrise, balance, poise, equilibrate are derivatives of 'balance'.

Balance as "hold or carry in equilibrium"

Under this definition, balance is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

poise has the same meaning as balance

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of bear, carry, hold.

Types of balance

juggle is a type of balance.

Derivatives of balance

halter, haltere, balancer, balance, poise are derivatives of 'balance'.

Verb groups of balance

equilibrize, equilibrise, balance, equilibrate are verb groups of 'balance'.

Balance as "compute credits and debits of an account"

Under this definition, balance is a verb and has the following properties:

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of account, calculate.

Derivatives of balance

balance is a derivative of balance.

Balance as "bring into balance or equilibrium"

Under this definition, balance is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

equilibrize, equilibrise, equilibrate have the same meaning as 'balance'

Antonyms

unbalance has the opposite meaning of balance

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of match, fit.

Types of balance

compensate, countervail, even off, complement, counterbalance, make up, even out, correct, offset, offset, cancel, set off, trim, even up are types of 'balance'.

Derivatives of balance

labyrinthine sense, equilibrium, equipoise, balance, counterbalance, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium, chemical equilibrium are derivatives of 'balance'.

Verb groups of balance

balance, poise, balance are verb groups of 'balance'.

Example of balance used within this context

"She has to balance work and her domestic duties", "balance the two weights"

Balance as "be in equilibrium"

Under this definition, balance is a verb and has the following properties:

balance as a type

'balance' can be a type of be.

Derivatives of balance

halter, haltere, balancer, balance are derivatives of 'balance'.

Verb groups of balance

equilibrize, equilibrise, balance, equilibrate are verb groups of 'balance'.