Meaning & Definition of Balance in English

1. A state of equilibrium

2. Equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

3. 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 balance"- john ruskin

4. Equality of distribution

5. Something left after other parts have been taken away

• "There was no remainder"

• "He threw away the rest"

• "He took what he wanted and i got the balance"

6. The difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

7. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in libra

8. The seventh sign of the zodiac

• The sun is in this sign from about september 23 to october 22

9. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation

• Exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

10. A weight that balances another weight

11. 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

12. A scale for weighing

• Depends on pull of gravity

1. Bring into balance or equilibrium

• "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"

• "Balance the two weights"

2. Compute credits and debits of an account

3. Hold or carry in equilibrium

4. Be in equilibrium

• "He was balancing on one foot"