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Paise :: Paise (n.) See Poise.

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

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..

Payse :: Payse (v. t.) To poise.

Counterpoised :: Counterpoised (imp. & p. p.) of Counterpois.

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

Homodont :: Homodont (a.) Having all the teeth similar in front, as in the porpoises; -- opposed to heterodont..

Delphin :: Delphin (n.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.

Pellack :: Pellack (n.) A porpoise.

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

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..

Unpoised :: Unpoised (a.) Not poised or balanced.

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

Porpus :: Porpus (n.) A porpoise.

Antilibration :: Antilibration (n.) A balancing; equipoise.

Balance :: Balance (n.) To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize..

Equiponderancy :: Equiponderancy (n.) Equality of weight; equipoise.

Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise..

Equilibrious :: Equilibrious (a.) Evenly poised; balanced.

Libratory :: Libratory (a.) Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level..

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