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.
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The means of preserving the equipoise and the
tranquillity of the commonwealth. --Burke.
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Our little lives are kept in equipoise
By opposite attractions and desires. --Longfellow.
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2. Counterpoise.
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The equipoise to the clergy being removed. --Buckle.
Equipollence
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
equipoise
n : equality of distribution [syn: balance, equilibrium, counterbalance]
WordNet (r) 2.0
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "equipoise":
balance, ballast, coequality, coextension, consideration,
correspondence, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight,
equality, equation, equilibrium, equipollence, equiponderance,
equity, equivalence, equivalency, equivalent, evenness,
give-and-take, identity, justice, levelness, likeness, makeweight,
offset, par, parallelism, parity, poise, proportion, quid pro quo,
setoff, something of value, stasis, symmetry, tit for tat
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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