Hypertext Webster Gateway: "equipoise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Equipoise \E"qui*poise\, n. [Equi- + poise.]
1. 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.
The means of preserving the equipoise and the
tranquillity of the commonwealth. --Burke.
Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite
attractions and desires. --Longfellow.
2. Counterpoise.
The equipoise to the clergy being removed. --Buckle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
equipoise
n : equality of distribution [syn: {balance}, {equilibrium}, {counterbalance}]
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