Balance vs. Equilibrium
Difference Between Balance and Equilibrium
Balancenoun
(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
Equilibriumnoun
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
Balancenoun
(uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
Equilibriumnoun
Mental balance.
Balancenoun
Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.Equilibriumnoun
(chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
Balancenoun
A pair of scales.
Equilibriumnoun
(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.
Balancenoun
(uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
Equilibriumnoun
a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
Balancenoun
(uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces.I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead.Equilibriumnoun
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
Balancenoun
(uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
Equilibriumnoun
equality of distribution
Balancenoun
(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
Equilibriumnoun
a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
Balancenoun
(accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.Balancenoun
(watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
Balancenoun
The remainder.
The balance of the agreement remains in effect.The invoice said he had only paid $50. The balance was $220.Balancenoun
Libra.
Balanceverb
(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
Balanceverb
To make (concepts) agree.
Balanceverb
(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee.The circus performer balances a plate on the end of a baton.Balanceverb
(transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
Balanceverb
To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
to balance partnersBalanceverb
(nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
to balance the boom mainsailBalanceverb
(transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
This final payment, or credit, balances the account.to balance a set of booksBalanceverb
(intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
Balanceverb
(intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
Balancenoun
a state of equilibrium
Balancenoun
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
Balancenoun
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
Balancenoun
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design);
in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balanceBalancenoun
equality of distribution
Balancenoun
something left after other parts have been taken away;
there was no remainderhe threw away the resthe took what he wanted and I got the balanceBalancenoun
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
Balancenoun
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra
Balancenoun
the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
Balancenoun
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Balancenoun
an equivalent counterbalancing weight
Balancenoun
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
Balanceverb
bring into balance or equilibrium;
She has to balance work and her domestic dutiesbalance the two weightsBalanceverb
compute credits and debits of an account
Balanceverb
hold or carry in equilibrium
Balanceverb
be in equilibrium;
He was balancing on one foot
