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Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body..

Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied..

Counter Weight :: Counter weight (n.) A counterpoise.

Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. 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..

Poise :: Poise (v. i.) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt..

Apoise :: Apoise (adv.) Balanced.

Balance :: Balance (n.) To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance..

Librate :: Librate (v. t.) To poise; to balance.

Underpoise :: Underpoise (v. t.) To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue..

Pellack :: Pellack (n.) A porpoise.

Nuzzle :: Nuzzle (v. i.) To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down..

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

Snuffer :: Snuffer (n.) The common porpoise.

Equilibrate :: Equilibrate (v. t.) To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise..

Phocenic :: Phocenic (a.) Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Poiser :: Poiser (n.) The balancer of dipterous insects.

Overpoise :: Overpoise (n.) Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.

Equilibration :: Equilibration (n.) Act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise..

Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (n.) An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.

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