Balances
[bælənsiz]
Examples
- The gun is fulcrumed in a lever frame provided with a counterpoise which more than balances the gun. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In the latter case a force of 1 pound actually balances a force of 2 pounds, but the 1-pound weight is twice as far from the point of suspension as is the 2-pound weight. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The practical method of securing the proper and ready adaptation of balances to springs is to place in the rims of the balance a number of small screws having relatively heavy heads. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An occupation is the only thing which balances the distinctive capacity of an individual with his social service. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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