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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..

Balancement :: Balancement (n.) The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces.

Water Poise :: Water poise () A hydrometer.

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

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

Sea Hog :: Sea hog () The porpoise.

Sea Pig :: Sea pig () A porpoise or dolphin.

Outpoise :: Outpoise (v. t.) To outweigh.

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

Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (n.) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam..

Poise :: Poise (v.) Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

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

Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) 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..

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

Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (v. t.) To act against with equal power; to balance.

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

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

Librate :: Librate (v. i.) To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised..

Apoise :: Apoise (adv.) Balanced.

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

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