POISE
\pˈɔ͡ɪz], \pˈɔɪz], \p_ˈɔɪ_z]\
Definitions of POISE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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
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a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
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hold or carry in equilibrium
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cause to be balanced or suspended
By Princeton University
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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
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a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
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hold or carry in equilibrium
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cause to be balanced or suspended
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
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The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
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The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
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That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
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To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
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To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
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To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
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To weigh (down); to oppress.
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To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
By Oddity Software
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Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
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The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
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The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
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That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
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To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
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To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
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To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
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To weigh (down); to oppress.
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To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
By Noah Webster.
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Balance; the manner of carrying the head and body; mental balance.
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To balance; weigh; to consider.
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To hang balanced or suspended.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To balance: to make of equal weight: to examine.
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Weight: balance: equilibrium: that which balances, a regulating power: the weight used with steelyards.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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