balancingn.

/ˈbalənsɪŋ/

Etymology: < balance v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of balance v.

1. literal. Weighing, poising; acrobatic posturing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun]

peisinga1382

weighing1430

weighta1483

balancing1599

perlibration1623

trutination1633

ponderation1646

libration1657

scaling1841

weighment1878

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun]

lofty tricks1603

equilibre1769

balancing1801

tumble1824

acrobatics1852

acrobacy1867

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 162 The Arts of Alchymy and Ballancing.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 76 The wheels and springs or ballancings of Nature.

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 190 Tumbling, and balancing..exhibited by the gleemen.

1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water I. 181 Beginning to lose confidence in his balancing pole upon this very high rope.

2. figurative. Pondering, consideration, critical comparison.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [noun] > involving comparison

balancing1666

1666 J. Tillotson Rule of Faith ii. iii. §10 Exact balancing of every particular word.

1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. ii. 63 Objections and replies, and ballancing of arguments.

3. Hesitation between opposing considerations; uncertainty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [noun] > uncertainty about alternatives

balancing1597

pendulousness1641

pendulum1765

teeter1855

1597 F. Bacon Ess. f. 11^v When matters haue stucke long in ballancing.

1817 J. Foster Let. 18 June in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 465 I am in a great state of doubt and balancing.

1884 Harper's Mag. Jan. 189/1 Balancings between Torquay and Madeira.

4. The placing of one thing over against another as in a balance, compensation; reduction to equilibrium, proportionate adjustment.

ΘΚΠ

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

poising1545

balancing1612

equilibrationa1613

equiponderation1656

trimmingc1796

antilibration1831

balancement1862

1612 W. Travers Supplic. to Priuy Counsel 4 So vnequall a ballancing of faults and punishments.

a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) ii. iv. sig. ¶4 Knowing not how to reward an action that was beyond all ballancing.

1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. x. 208 This balancing of evil by evil.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Feb. 4/1 There was [no] finer balancing of mental and moral gifts than in Mr. Cobden.

5. Comparison, or equalization, of the credit and debit totals of an account.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > balancing of accounts

balance1588

rescounter1622

balancing1668

making-up1847

bank reconciliation1898

make-up1952

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. i. §5. 41 Ballancing, Evening of Accounts.

1721 C. King Brit. Merchant II. 10 By such a Ballancing of Accounts.

1803 Edinb. Rev. 2 16 The balancing system.

6. Oscillation about a position of equilibrium.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > oscillation about a point of equilibrium

libration1603

librating1806

balancing1868

1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 457 A top..undergoes also a balancing of its axis of figure or rotation, analogous to the oscillations of the Earth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

balancingadj.

Etymology: Formed as balancing n. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbalancing.

1. Weighing, pondering; hesitating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adjective]

contemplative1340

thoughtfula1400

considering1483

revolving1597

deliberative1602

ponderative1610

reflexive1630

ponderous1632

reflecting1632

reflectivea1640

perpensive1647

balancing1850

meditative1876

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [adjective]

critical1584

critic1586

judicial1589

balancing1850

1850 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. (ed. 2) I. vii. §5. 228 Cicero..had a singularly equitable, balancing, compromising nature.

2. Producing equilibrium, compensating.

ΘΚΠ

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

peisinga1628

balancing1645

equiponderating1691

equilibrating1761

self-righting1851

equilibratory1875

static1875

statical1905

1645 W. Goode Discov. Pvblique Spirit sig. Aij^v That Ballancing providence of our most wise God.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 115 Buildings are generally bad which have large balancing features at the extremities.

1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) iii. 42 Though there were..no trees, there were some balancing advantages.

3. Acrobatic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective]

ground and lofty1796

balancing1801

acrobatic1838

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 190 Tumbling and balancing women.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	balancing
释义	balancingn. /ˈbalənsɪŋ/ Etymology: < balance v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of balance v. 1. literal. Weighing, poising; acrobatic posturing. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] peisinga1382 weighing1430 weighta1483 balancing1599 perlibration1623 trutination1633 ponderation1646 libration1657 scaling1841 weighment1878 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] lofty tricks1603 equilibre1769 balancing1801 tumble1824 acrobatics1852 acrobacy1867 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 162 The Arts of Alchymy and Ballancing. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 76 The wheels and springs or ballancings of Nature. 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 190 Tumbling, and balancing..exhibited by the gleemen. 1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water I. 181 Beginning to lose confidence in his balancing pole upon this very high rope. 2. figurative. Pondering, consideration, critical comparison. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [noun] > involving comparison balancing1666 1666 J. Tillotson Rule of Faith ii. iii. §10 Exact balancing of every particular word. 1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. ii. 63 Objections and replies, and ballancing of arguments. 3. Hesitation between opposing considerations; uncertainty. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [noun] > uncertainty about alternatives balancing1597 pendulousness1641 pendulum1765 teeter1855 1597 F. Bacon Ess. f. 11^v When matters haue stucke long in ballancing. 1817 J. Foster Let. 18 June in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 465 I am in a great state of doubt and balancing. 1884 Harper's Mag. Jan. 189/1 Balancings between Torquay and Madeira. 4. The placing of one thing over against another as in a balance, compensation; reduction to equilibrium, proportionate adjustment. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equilibrium > balancing poising1545 balancing1612 equilibrationa1613 equiponderation1656 trimmingc1796 antilibration1831 balancement1862 1612 W. Travers Supplic. to Priuy Counsel 4 So vnequall a ballancing of faults and punishments. a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) ii. iv. sig. ¶4 Knowing not how to reward an action that was beyond all ballancing. 1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. x. 208 This balancing of evil by evil. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Feb. 4/1 There was [no] finer balancing of mental and moral gifts than in Mr. Cobden. 5. Comparison, or equalization, of the credit and debit totals of an account. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > balancing of accounts balance1588 rescounter1622 balancing1668 making-up1847 bank reconciliation1898 make-up1952 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. i. §5. 41 Ballancing, Evening of Accounts. 1721 C. King Brit. Merchant II. 10 By such a Ballancing of Accounts. 1803 Edinb. Rev. 2 16 The balancing system. 6. Oscillation about a position of equilibrium. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > oscillation about a point of equilibrium libration1603 librating1806 balancing1868 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 457 A top..undergoes also a balancing of its axis of figure or rotation, analogous to the oscillations of the Earth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019). balancingadj. Etymology: Formed as balancing n. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbalancing. 1. Weighing, pondering; hesitating. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adjective] contemplative1340 thoughtfula1400 considering1483 revolving1597 deliberative1602 ponderative1610 reflexive1630 ponderous1632 reflecting1632 reflectivea1640 perpensive1647 balancing1850 meditative1876 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [adjective] critical1584 critic1586 judicial1589 balancing1850 1850 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. (ed. 2) I. vii. §5. 228 Cicero..had a singularly equitable, balancing, compromising nature. 2. Producing equilibrium, compensating. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > of or relating to equilibrium > bringing into or maintaining equilibrium peisinga1628 balancing1645 equiponderating1691 equilibrating1761 self-righting1851 equilibratory1875 static1875 statical1905 1645 W. Goode Discov. Pvblique Spirit sig. Aij^v That Ballancing providence of our most wise God. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 115 Buildings are generally bad which have large balancing features at the extremities. 1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) iii. 42 Though there were..no trees, there were some balancing advantages. 3. Acrobatic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] ground and lofty1796 balancing1801 acrobatic1838 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 190 Tumbling and balancing women. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1597adj.1645
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