poise

1. v. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness. Source: opted

2. v. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed. Source: opted

3. v. The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest. Source: opted

4. v. That which causes a balance; a counterweight. Source: opted

5. n. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance. Source: opted

6. n. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance. Source: opted

7. n. To counterpoise; to counterbalance. Source: opted

8. n. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh. Source: opted

9. n. To weigh (down); to oppress. Source: opted

10. v. i. To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt. Source: opted

11. n. 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 Source: wordnet

12. n. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium Source: wordnet

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