单词 | equiponderation |
释义 | equiponderationn. The action or process of making equally balanced, or putting in equipoise; the state or condition of being in equipoise. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equilibrium > balancing poising1545 balancing1612 equilibrationa1613 equiponderation1656 trimmingc1796 antilibration1831 balancement1862 1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iii. xxiii. 262 Equiponderation is, when the endeavour of one Body which presses one of the Beams, resists the endeavour of another Body pressing the other Beam, so, that neither of them is moved. a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 129 The anatomy of the human body..the equiponderation of its parts. 1874 Edinb. Rev. No. 285. 175 Equiponderation, or the relation of equipoise and balance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1656 |
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