equipoisen.

/ˈiːkwɪpɔɪz/

Forms: Also 1600s æquipoiz, 1700s æquipoise.

Etymology: < equi- comb. form + poise n.¹, replacing the phrase equal poise.

1. Equality or equal distribution of weight; a condition of perfect balance or equilibrium.

a. in material things.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equilibrium

evennessa1398

peisea1400

equal (also even) poise1555

counterpoise1594

libration1603

equal, even scale1604

equilibre1621

poise1621

poisurea1625

balance1642

equilibrity1644

equilibrium1660

equipoise1661

equipoisure1683

equiponderancy1710

equiponderance1775

repose1805

equibalance1841

stasis1920

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iv. 74 The least waight whatsoeuer added or subtracted, would turne it from its Æquall-poize.]

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xii. 112 And even in the temperate zone of our life, there are few bodies at such an æquipoiz of humours.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. ii. 14 An æquipoise of the Atmosphere produceth a Calm.

1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 25 In your eagerness to mount, you may, by over-exerting yourself, lose your equipoise.

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 34 If the arms of a balance be unequal, the weights in equipoise will be unequal in the same proportion.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. i. 6 O'Brien..kept his left arm raised in equipoise.

a1854 H. Reed Lect. Brit. Poets (1857) vii. 257 The beam of the balance will scarcely be moved to recover its equipoise.

b. in immaterial things; esp. intellectual, moral, political, or social forces or interests.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun]

comparison1340

evennessa1398

evenhead?a1400

equipollencec1430

pareil?c1450

equalityc1460

comparation1483

egalness1526

equalness1530

equivalency1535

eveningc1540

equivalencea1542

indifferency1569

owelty1579

coequality1583

mateship1593

equal1596

adequation1605

parity1609

parility1610

matchableness1611

equipollency1623

equiparance1624

egality1628

equipage1633

comparitya1635

omniparity1635

peership1641

exequation1656

equipoise1658

equipotency1658

countervalue1660

adequateness1664

commensurablenessa1676

peerage1681

égalité1794

peerdom1891

1658 J. Robinson Stone to Altar 83 If between the weight of two equal Senses, there be an indistinguishable Equipoise.

1678 J. Norris Coll. Misc. (1699) 117 So great reason..to lay the foundation of his [Des Cartes'] Philosophy in an equipoise of mind.

1759 S. Johnson Idler 17 Nov. 361 Sim Scruple..lives in a continual equipoise of Doubt.

1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 95 Opium, on the contrary, communicates serenity and equipoise to all the faculties.

1858 H. W. Longfellow Haunted Houses in Birds of Passage Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite attractions and desires.

1885 R. L. Stevenson in Contemp. Rev. Apr. 550 Between the implication and the evolution of the sentence there should be a satisfying equipoise of sound.

2. A counterpoise; a balancing or equivalent force. Chiefly figurative.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance

counterpoise1594

opposition1594

counterbalance1640

offset1769

set-off1774

equipoise1780

makeweight1787

equilibrant1883

standoff1888

1780 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. (1876) x. 6 One side making almost an exact equipoise to the other.

1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun (1853) 65 Some sort of equipoise to the wealth which her daughter would bring.

a1862 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) III. i. 43 The equipoise to the clergy [i.e. the aristocracy] being removed, the Church became so powerful.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

equipoisev.

/ˈiːkwɪpɔɪz/

Forms: Also 1600s equipoyse, æquipoise.

Etymology: < equipoise n.

1. transitive. To serve as an equipoise to; to counterbalance.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance against or counterbalance

gaina1375

counterpoise1393

peisea1400

weigh1583

set1589

poise1600

to weigh against, again1600

affront1609

balance1624

cancel1633

counterbalance1636

counterpose1636

compensate1656

equilibriatea1657

outset1656

equiponderate1661

equipoise1664

equibalance1665

offset1673

countersway1710

to set off1749

counterweigh1825

equilibrate1829

to set against ——1832

equilibrize1833

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 105 A Cylinder of that weight does just æquipoise the Elastic power of the Ayr without.

1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. 264 I see they just equipoize each other.

1816 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 16 228 An opposition, which, till then, had nearly equipoised the weight of the ministry.

1856 W. S. Landor Anthony & Octavius v. 39 No praise Can equipoise his virtues.

1868 R. Buchanan Wallace in Tragic Dramas i. vi On yonder bier Lies one whose worth to equipoise thy master..Were gossamer to gold.

2. To place or hold in equipoise; to hold (the mind) in suspense.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance

peisea1382

counterpoise1393

counterweighc1430

ballast1611

evena1618

equilibrate1625

balance1634

poise1639

to hold scale with1650

weigh1697

equipoisea1764

trim1817

to even up1863

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > keep in suspense [verb (transitive)]

to hold (also keep) (a person) in handa1400

to keep (or hold) in (great or a great) suspense1557

to hold (one) with his bill in the water1579

to hang by the eyelids1587

suspend1605

equipoise1887

to keep (a person) on the edge of his (also her) seat1897

a1764 R. Lloyd Actor in Poems A whole minute equipois'd he stands.

1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 343 Regulating, and equipoising the various functions of the animal economy.

1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 159 He had to equipoise the opposite interests of the Catholics and the Evangelists.

1887 J. W. Graham Neæra ii. xxiv. 361 Suspicion and dissimulation equipoised the Imperial mind [Tiberius].

†3. intransitive. To balance with. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > be or become equal [verb (intransitive)] > balance or be balanced

weigh1523

equipoise1647

equiponderate1648

poise1818

equilibrate1829

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 80 Where upper things will not With nether equipoyse.

Derivatives

ˈequipoised adj.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > of or relating to equilibrium > balanced

evenc1390

pesablea1500

balanced1592

level1600

well-poised1603

well-balanceda1622

equipendenta1640

equilibrious1643

equiponderant1646

equiponderate1646

adjusted1652

equilibrous1652

equilibrated1664

equipoised1681

fairly-balanced1779

equilibriated1870

equilibrized1889

1681 ‘Philanax Verax’ Let. Duke of York 7 I am a dutiful and hearty Lover of Monarchy..when Establisht on such an Equi-poiz'd Basis of Wisdom as ours is.

1832 T. Carlyle James Carlyle 45 Mallets and irons hung in two equipoised masses over the shoulder.

1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. Chem. 6 The beam of an equipoised balance.

ˈequipoising n.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance > counterbalancing

equipoising?1790

offsetting1857

?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 166 By its [the air's pressure]..equipoising..29 and a half inches of mercury.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	equipoise
释义	equipoisen. /ˈiːkwɪpɔɪz/ Forms: Also 1600s æquipoiz, 1700s æquipoise. Etymology: < equi- comb. form + poise n.¹, replacing the phrase equal poise. 1. Equality or equal distribution of weight; a condition of perfect balance or equilibrium. a. in material things. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equilibrium evennessa1398 peisea1400 equal (also even) poise1555 counterpoise1594 libration1603 equal, even scale1604 equilibre1621 poise1621 poisurea1625 balance1642 equilibrity1644 equilibrium1660 equipoise1661 equipoisure1683 equiponderancy1710 equiponderance1775 repose1805 equibalance1841 stasis1920 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iv. 74 The least waight whatsoeuer added or subtracted, would turne it from its Æquall-poize.] 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xii. 112 And even in the temperate zone of our life, there are few bodies at such an æquipoiz of humours. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. ii. 14 An æquipoise of the Atmosphere produceth a Calm. 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 25 In your eagerness to mount, you may, by over-exerting yourself, lose your equipoise. 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 34 If the arms of a balance be unequal, the weights in equipoise will be unequal in the same proportion. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. i. 6 O'Brien..kept his left arm raised in equipoise. a1854 H. Reed Lect. Brit. Poets (1857) vii. 257 The beam of the balance will scarcely be moved to recover its equipoise. b. in immaterial things; esp. intellectual, moral, political, or social forces or interests. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] comparison1340 evennessa1398 evenhead?a1400 equipollencec1430 pareil?c1450 equalityc1460 comparation1483 egalness1526 equalness1530 equivalency1535 eveningc1540 equivalencea1542 indifferency1569 owelty1579 coequality1583 mateship1593 equal1596 adequation1605 parity1609 parility1610 matchableness1611 equipollency1623 equiparance1624 egality1628 equipage1633 comparitya1635 omniparity1635 peership1641 exequation1656 equipoise1658 equipotency1658 countervalue1660 adequateness1664 commensurablenessa1676 peerage1681 égalité1794 peerdom1891 1658 J. Robinson Stone to Altar 83 If between the weight of two equal Senses, there be an indistinguishable Equipoise. 1678 J. Norris Coll. Misc. (1699) 117 So great reason..to lay the foundation of his [Des Cartes'] Philosophy in an equipoise of mind. 1759 S. Johnson Idler 17 Nov. 361 Sim Scruple..lives in a continual equipoise of Doubt. 1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 95 Opium, on the contrary, communicates serenity and equipoise to all the faculties. 1858 H. W. Longfellow Haunted Houses in Birds of Passage Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite attractions and desires. 1885 R. L. Stevenson in Contemp. Rev. Apr. 550 Between the implication and the evolution of the sentence there should be a satisfying equipoise of sound. 2. A counterpoise; a balancing or equivalent force. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance counterpoise1594 opposition1594 counterbalance1640 offset1769 set-off1774 equipoise1780 makeweight1787 equilibrant1883 standoff1888 1780 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. (1876) x. 6 One side making almost an exact equipoise to the other. 1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun (1853) 65 Some sort of equipoise to the wealth which her daughter would bring. a1862 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) III. i. 43 The equipoise to the clergy [i.e. the aristocracy] being removed, the Church became so powerful. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). equipoisev. /ˈiːkwɪpɔɪz/ Forms: Also 1600s equipoyse, æquipoise. Etymology: < equipoise n. 1. transitive. To serve as an equipoise to; to counterbalance. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance against or counterbalance gaina1375 counterpoise1393 peisea1400 weigh1583 set1589 poise1600 to weigh against, again1600 affront1609 balance1624 cancel1633 counterbalance1636 counterpose1636 compensate1656 equilibriatea1657 outset1656 equiponderate1661 equipoise1664 equibalance1665 offset1673 countersway1710 to set off1749 counterweigh1825 equilibrate1829 to set against ——1832 equilibrize1833 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 105 A Cylinder of that weight does just æquipoise the Elastic power of the Ayr without. 1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. 264 I see they just equipoize each other. 1816 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 16 228 An opposition, which, till then, had nearly equipoised the weight of the ministry. 1856 W. S. Landor Anthony & Octavius v. 39 No praise Can equipoise his virtues. 1868 R. Buchanan Wallace in Tragic Dramas i. vi On yonder bier Lies one whose worth to equipoise thy master..Were gossamer to gold. 2. To place or hold in equipoise; to hold (the mind) in suspense. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance peisea1382 counterpoise1393 counterweighc1430 ballast1611 evena1618 equilibrate1625 balance1634 poise1639 to hold scale with1650 weigh1697 equipoisea1764 trim1817 to even up1863 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > keep in suspense [verb (transitive)] to hold (also keep) (a person) in handa1400 to keep (or hold) in (great or a great) suspense1557 to hold (one) with his bill in the water1579 to hang by the eyelids1587 suspend1605 equipoise1887 to keep (a person) on the edge of his (also her) seat1897 a1764 R. Lloyd Actor in Poems A whole minute equipois'd he stands. 1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 343 Regulating, and equipoising the various functions of the animal economy. 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 159 He had to equipoise the opposite interests of the Catholics and the Evangelists. 1887 J. W. Graham Neæra ii. xxiv. 361 Suspicion and dissimulation equipoised the Imperial mind [Tiberius]. †3. intransitive. To balance with. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > be or become equal [verb (intransitive)] > balance or be balanced weigh1523 equipoise1647 equiponderate1648 poise1818 equilibrate1829 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 80 Where upper things will not With nether equipoyse. Derivatives ˈequipoised adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > of or relating to equilibrium > balanced evenc1390 pesablea1500 balanced1592 level1600 well-poised1603 well-balanceda1622 equipendenta1640 equilibrious1643 equiponderant1646 equiponderate1646 adjusted1652 equilibrous1652 equilibrated1664 equipoised1681 fairly-balanced1779 equilibriated1870 equilibrized1889 1681 ‘Philanax Verax’ Let. Duke of York 7 I am a dutiful and hearty Lover of Monarchy..when Establisht on such an Equi-poiz'd Basis of Wisdom as ours is. 1832 T. Carlyle James Carlyle 45 Mallets and irons hung in two equipoised masses over the shoulder. 1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. Chem. 6 The beam of an equipoised balance. ˈequipoising n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance > counterbalancing equipoising?1790 offsetting1857 ?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 166 By its [the air's pressure]..equipoising..29 and a half inches of mercury. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1658v.1647
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