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equipoise

e·qui·poise [ kwə pòyz, ékwə pòyz ]


noun  (plural e·qui·pois·es)
Definition:
 
1. balanced state: a condition in which weights are in balance or there is a balance between different social, emotional, or intellectual influences

2. something causing balance: something that creates a balanced state, usually by counterbalancing some other force or thing



transitive verb  (past and past participle e·qui·poised, present participle e·qui·pois·ing, 3rd person present singular e·qui·pois·es)
Definition:
 

Same as  counterbalancev (sense 1) (sense 2)


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