What does the word balance mean?
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A state of being evenly balanced or the harmonious performance of function. Its physiological application is in the biomechanical responses of the musculoskeletal system during standing, walking, sitting, and other movements. Stability and equilibrium are related to the mathematics of the center of gravity of the body.
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[ Latin] An instrument for weighing, consisting of a rod or beam oscillating upon a support situated at its centre of gravity, and carrying at either end a pan, one for holding weights, the other for holding the objects to be weighed. Torsion b., an apparatus for measuring magnetic and electric attraction, consisting of a shellac needle suspended by a fine wire so as to be rotated in a horizontal plane when a gilt ball at the end of the needle is attracted or repelled by a magnet or electrified body.
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Usage examples for balance
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It expired one balance night, the end of the month of May. – A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen
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Nothing easier than to make out a balance- sheet; the difficulty never lies there. – Eve and David by Honore de Balzac
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Between us Mr. Ainnesley and I just managed to hold the balance of stock control and- and that's how deep we are in, Mr. O'Mara. – Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
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