poise
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
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(countable, uncountable)A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
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(countable, uncountable)(physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
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(countable, uncountable)The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
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(countable, uncountable)That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
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Unit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).
Động từ
verb- 1.
(obsolete)To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
- 2.
(obsolete)To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
1699, John Dryden, Epistle to John Dryden to poise with solid sense a sprightly wit
- 3.
(obsolete)To be of a given weight; to weigh.
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(obsolete)To add weight to, to weigh down.
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(archaic)(now rare) To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.
- 6.
To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited.
to poise the scales of a balance
- 7.
To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff.
- 8.
To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
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ine-pro From Middle English poys, poyse, from pois, Middle French pois (weight) and poise, poise measure of weight, from Latin pendere (to weigh, ponder, think). peise.