New Definition–adjective | 1. | of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought
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into being: a new book. | | 2. | of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe. | | 3. | having but lately or but now come into knowledge: a new chemical element. | | 4. | unfamiliar or strange (often fol. by to): ideas new to us; to visit new lands. | | 5. | having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.: a reception for our new minister. | | 6. | unaccustomed (usually fol. by to): people new to such work. | | 7. | coming or occurring afresh; further; additional: new gains. | | 8. | fresh or unused: to start a new sheet of paper. | | 9. | (of physical or moral qualities) different and better: The vacation made a new man of him. | | 10. | other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World. | | 11. | being the later or latest of two or more things of the same kind: the New Testament; a new edition of Shakespeare. | | 12. | (initial capital letter ) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a living language at the present time: New High German. | –adverb | 13. | recently or lately (usually used in combination): The valley was green with new-planted crops. | | 14. | freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination): roses new washed with dew; new-mown h
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Balance Definition–noun | 1. | a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. | | 2. | something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise. | | 3. | mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behavior, judgment, etc. | | 4. | a state of bodily equilibrium: He lost his balance and fell down the stairs. | | 5. | an instrument for determining weight, typically by the equilibrium of a bar with a fulcrum at the center, from each end of which is suspended a scale or pan, one holding an object of known weight, and the other holding the object to be weighed. | | 6. | the remainder or rest: He carried what he could and left the balance for his brother to bring. | | 7. | the power or ability to decide an outcome by throwing one's strength, influence, support, or the like, to one side or the other. | | 8. | (in winemaking) the degree to which all the attributes of a wine are in harmony, with none either too prominent or deficient. | | 9. | Accounting. | a. | equality between the totals of the two sides of an account. | | b. | the difference between the debit total and the credit total of an account. | | c. | unpaid difference represented by the excess of debits over credits. | | | 10. | an adjustment of accounts. | | 11. | the act of balancing; comparison as to weight, amount, importance, etc.; estimate. | | 12. | preponderating weight: The balance of the blame is on your side. | | 13. | Fine Arts. composition or placement of elements of design, as figures, forms, or colors, in such a manner as to produce an aesthetically pleasing or harmoniously integrated whole. | | 14. | Dance. a balancing movement. | | 15. | Also called balance wheel. Horology. a wheel that oscillates against the tension of a hairspring to regulate the beats of a watch or
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span class="labset">Audio. (in a stereophonic sound system) the comparative loudness of two speakers, usually set by a control (balance control) on the amplifier or receiver. | –verb (used with object) | 18. | to bring to or hold in equilibrium; poise: to balance a book on one's head. | | 19. | to arrange, adjust, or proportion the parts of symmetrically. | | 20. | to be equal or proportionate to: I'm always happy when cash on hand balances expected expenses. One side of an equation must balance the other. | | 21. | Accounting. | a. | to add up the two sides of (an account) and determine the difference. | | b. | to make the necessary entries in (an account) so that the sums of the two sides will be equal. | | c. | to settle by paying what remains due on an account; equalize or adjust. | | | 22. | to weigh in a balance. | | 23. | to estimate the relative weight or importance of; compare: to balance all the probabilities of a situation. | | 24. | to serve as a counterpoise to; counterbalance; offset: The advantages more than balance the disadvantages. | | 25. | Dance. to move in rhythm to and from: to balance one's partner. | –verb (used without object) | 26. | to have an equality or equivalence in weight, parts, etc.; be in equilibrium: The account doesn't balance. Do these scales balance? | | 27. | Accounting. to reckon or adjust accounts. | | 28. | to waver or hesitate: He would balance and temporize endlessly before reachi
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ng a decision. | | 29. | Dance. to move forward and backward or in opposite directions. | —Idioms | 30. | in the balance, with the outcome in doubt or suspense: While the jury deliberated, his fate rested in the balance. | | 31. | on balance, considering all aspects: On balance, the new product is doing well. | |
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