Balance
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- Analytical balance A weighing scale is a measuring instrument for determining the weight or mass of an object. A spring scale measures weight by the distance a spring deflects under its load. A balance compares the unknown weight to a standard weight using a horizontal lever. Weighing scales are used in many industrial and commercial applications, and products from, a weighing scale
- Balance (ability) In biomechanics, balance is an ability to maintain the center of gravity of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway. When exercising the ability to balance, one is said to be balancing, an ability to maintain balance (see also: Equilibrioception Equilibrioception or sense of balance is one of the physiological senses. It helps prevent humans and animals from falling over when walking or standing still)
- Balance disorder A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, giddy, woozy, or have a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. Balance is the result of a number of body systems working together. Specifically, in order to achieve balance, the eyes , ears (vestibular system) and the body's sense of where it is in space (, the loss of natural balance which can be caused by various medical conditions
- Balance (accounting) In banking and accountancy, the outstanding balance is the amount of money owed, , that remains in a deposit account (or a loan account) at a given date, after all past remittances, payments and withdrawal have been accounted for. It can be positive (then, in the balance sheet of a firm, it is an asset) or negative (a liability)
- Balancing machine A balancing machine is a measuring tool used for balancing rotating machine parts such as rotors for electric motors, fans, turbines, disc brakes, disc drives, propellers and pumps. The machine usually consists of two rigid pedestals, with suspension and bearings on top supporting a mounting platform. The unit under test is bolted to the platform, a machine that balances mechanical rotating parts to lessen vibration
- Media balance Balance or impartiality, is sometimes used in reference to political content in the mass media. This usage began in Britain in the early part of the 20th century when the Conservative Party was unpopular and receiving little coverage through the BBC. In order to provide an intellectual rationalization for an increased level of Conservative content,, the presentation of multiple viewpoints (see also: Neutrality Objectivity is a significant principle of journalistic professionalism. Journalistic objectivity can refer to fairness, disinterestedness, factuality, and nonpartisanship, but most often encompasses all of these qualities)
- Balance (metaphysics) In the metaphysical or conceptual sense, balance is used to mean a point between two opposite forces that is desirable over purely one state or the other, such as a balance between the metaphysical Law and Chaos — law by itself being overly controlling, chaos being overly unmanageable, balance being the point that minimizes the negatives of both, a desirable point between two or more opposite forces
- Stereophonic sound#Balance Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels through a symmetrical configuration of loudspeakers in such a way as to create the impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing. It is often contrasted with monophonic, or "mono" sound, where of stereophonic sound
- Balance beam The balance beam is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the event performed using the apparatus. Both the apparatus and the event are sometimes referred to as simply "beam". The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is BB, a piece of gymnastics apparatus
- Balance board A balance board is a device used for recreation, athletic training, brain development, therapy, musical training and other kinds of personal development. It is a lever similar to a see-saw that the user usually stands on, usually with the left and right foot at opposite ends of the board. The user's body must stay balanced enough to keep the board', a piece of training equipment
- Weighing scale A weighing scale is a measuring instrument for determining the weight or mass of an object. A spring scale measures weight by the distance a spring deflects under its load. A balance compares the unknown weight to a standard weight using a horizontal lever. Weighing scales are used in many industrial and commercial applications, and products from, a device to measure the mass of an object
- Balance wheel The balance wheel is the timekeeping device used in mechanical watches and some clocks, analogous to the [[form of balance wheel, a watch component
- Balanced line In telecommunications and professional audio, a balanced line or balanced signal pair is a transmission line consisting of two conductors of the same type, each of which have equal impedances along their lengths and equal impedances to ground and to other circuits. The chief advantage of the balanced line format is good rejection of external noise in audio and telecommunications
- Color balance In photography and image processing, color balance is the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors . An important goal of this adjustment is to render specific colors – particularly neutral colors – correctly; hence, the general method is sometimes called gray balance, neutral balance, or white balance. Color balance changes the: Tweaks to the tone of the image, usually by adjusting the various levels of red, green, and blue
- Game balance Game balance is a concept in game design describing fairness or balance of power in a game between multiple players or strategic options, a concept in game design describing the fairness or balance of power in a game
- The neutral equilibrium Equilibria can be classified by looking at the signs of the eigenvalues of the linearization of the equations about the equilibria. That is to say, by evaluating the Jacobian matrix at each of the equilibrium points of the system, and then finding the resulting eigenvalues, the equilibria can be categorized. Then the behavior of the system in the state in stability
- Tire balance Tire balance, also referred to as tire unbalance or imbalance, describes the distribution of mass within an automobile tire and/or the wheel to which it is attached. When the tire rotates, asymmetries of mass cause the wheel to wobble for reasons discussed below. This wobbling can give rise to ride disturbances, usually vertical and lateral
Specific terms
- Balance (film), a 1989 Academy Award–winning short animated film
- Balance (networking), a popular piece of software for load balancing
- Balance (puzzle), a math/physics puzzle in which one tries to balance hanging weights
- "Balance", a poem by Patti Smith from her book kodak
- Balance (Lexus)
Music
- Balance (band), a 1980s pop–rock group
- Balance (Van Halen album)
- Balance (Kim-Lian album)
- Balance (Akrobatik album)
- Balance (Leo Kottke album)
- Balance (Swollen Members album)
- "Balance", a song by Axium from The Story Thus Far
Similar terms
- Ballance, a 2004 computer puzzle game
- Balancing Balancing or hard balancing, in realist theories of international relations, refers to a state joining a weaker coalition to counter the influence or power of a stronger coalition. The term is derived from balance of power. Balancing is opposed to the neologism bandwagoning (or "hard balancing") in international relations
- Balancing machine A balancing machine is a measuring tool used for balancing rotating machine parts such as rotors for electric motors, fans, turbines, disc brakes, disc drives, propellers and pumps. The machine usually consists of two rigid pedestals, with suspension and bearings on top supporting a mounting platform. The unit under test is bolted to the platform
- In grammar, balancing refers to the use in subordinate clauses of verb forms identical to those in main clauses. See balancing and deranking
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