see|Equipoise
was wotd|2006|June|10
English
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Pronunciation
IPA|/��kwɪp�ɪz/
audio|en-us-equipoise.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
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- A state of balance; equilibrium.
- A counterbalance.
Quotations
;a state of balance
timeline|
1700s=1794|
1800s=18?? 1878|
1900s=1929
1794 � w:Edmund Burke|Edmund Burke, s:A Letter to a Noble Lord|A Letter to a Noble Lord
:Government was unnerved, confounded, and in a manner suspended. Its equipoise was totally gone.
18?? � w:T. S. Arthur|T. S. Arthur, s:After the Storm|After the Storm, Ch. IV
1878 � w:Thomas Hardy|Thomas Hardy, s:The Return of the Native|The Return of the Native, Ch. 6
:The words were not without emotion, and retained their level tone as if by a careful equipoise between imminent extremes.
1927-29 � w:Mahatma Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi, s:An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth|An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth, Part II, Raychandbhai, translated 1940 by w:Mahadev Desai|Mahadev Desai
:And I saw him thus absorbed in godly pursuits in the midst of business, not once or twice, but very often. I never saw him lose his state of equipoise.
;a counterbalance
19?? � w:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells, s:The Cone|The Cone
:"The cone's not fixed, it's hung by a chain from a lever, and balanced by an equipoise.
Verb
en-verb|equipoises|equipoising|equipoised|equipoised
- transitive To act or make to act as an equipoise.
- transitive To cause to be or stay in equipoise.
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