noun: a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
noun: equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
noun: the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
noun: equality of distribution
noun: a state of equilibrium
noun: 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
noun: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
Example: "In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance- John Ruskin"
noun: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra
noun: something left after other parts have been taken away
Example: "He took what he wanted and I got the balance"
noun: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
noun: an equivalent counterbalancing weight
noun: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
verb: compute credits and debits of an account
verb: bring into balance or equilibrium
Example: "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"