"equipoise" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛkwɪpɔɪz/ Audio: en-us-equipoise.ogg [US]
Etymology: From equi- + poise. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|equi|poise}} equi- + poise Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} equipoise (uncountable)
  1. A state of balance; equilibrium. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-equipoise-en-noun-EnmGXYQW
  2. A counterbalance. Tags: uncountable Translations (counterbalance): противотежест (protivotežest) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tegenwicht [neuter] (Dutch), εξισορρόπηση (exisorrópisi) [feminine] (Greek), αντιστάθμιση (antistáthmisi) [feminine] (Greek), противовес (protivoves) (Russian), contrapeso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-equipoise-en-noun-x8XwgKhU Disambiguation of 'counterbalance': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æquipoise [archaic] Derived forms: clinical equipoise

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɛkwɪpɔɪz/ Audio: en-us-equipoise.ogg [US] Forms: equipoises [present, singular, third-person], equipoising [participle, present], equipoised [participle, past], equipoised [past]
Etymology: From equi- + poise. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|equi|poise}} equi- + poise Head templates: {{en-verb}} equipoise (third-person singular simple present equipoises, present participle equipoising, simple past and past participle equipoised)
  1. (transitive) To act or make to act as an equipoise. Tags: transitive Translations (act or make to act as equipoise): уравновесявам (uravnovesjavam) (Bulgarian), уравновешивать (uravnovešivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уравновесить (uravnovesitʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-equipoise-en-verb-fPUolHhT Disambiguation of 'act or make to act as equipoise': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To cause to be or stay in equipoise. Tags: transitive Translations (cause to be or stay in balance): balancear (Spanish), equilibrar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-equipoise-en-verb-Bgd0v8mS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with equi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 17 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with equi-: 7 27 22 43 Disambiguation of 'cause to be or stay in balance': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æquipoise [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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