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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024poised /pɔɪzd/USA pronunciation adj. - dignified, calm, and composed:a poised speaker.
balanced:[be + ~]A balloon was poised on the seal's nose. hanging or held in the air above something:[be + ~]Her hands were poised over her instrument, ready to play.close to or ready for (something): [be + ~ + for]The armies were poised for attack.[be + ~ + to + verb]He was poised to win the championship. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024poised (poizd),USA pronunciation adj. - (of a person) composed, dignified, and self-assured.
- being in balance or equilibrium:a balloon poised on the nose of a seal.
- teetering or wavering:to be poised on the brink of disaster.
- hovering or suspended in or as in midair:a bird poised in flight; a helicopter poised overhead.
- poise1 + -ed2, -ed3 1635–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: poised /pɔɪzd/ adj - self-possessed; dignified; exhibiting composure
- balanced and prepared for action
poise1 /pɔɪz/USA pronunciation n., v., poised, pois•ing. n. [uncountable] - a dignified, calm manner of carrying oneself;
self-possession:She showed great poise in giving her speech. - steadiness;
stability:intellectual poise. - the way one holds oneself physically or the way one moves:the dancer's poise.
v. [~ + object] - to hold (something so that it is) supported, as in position for using, etc.:The hunter poised the spear.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024poise1 (poiz),USA pronunciation n., v., poised, pois•ing. n. - a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight;
equipoise. - a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing;
composure;
self-possession:to show poise in company. - steadiness;
stability:intellectual poise. - suspense or wavering, as between rest and motion or two phases of motion:the poise of the tides.
- the way of being poised, held, or carried.
- the state or position of hovering:the poise of a bird in the air.
v.t. - to adjust, hold, or carry in equilibrium;
balance evenly. - to hold supported or raised, as in position for casting, using, etc.:to poise a spear.
- to hold or carry in a particular manner:She walked, carefully poising a water jug on her head.
- [Obs.]to weigh.
v.i. - to rest in equilibrium;
be balanced. - to hover, as a bird in the air.
- Latin pēnsāre, frequentative of pendere
- Old French poiser, variant, based on tonic stem, of peser
- Late Latin pēnsum, noun, nominal use of neuter past participle of Latin pendere to weigh; (verb, verbal) Middle English poisen to weigh
- Old French (French poids)
- (noun, nominal) Middle English pois(e) weight 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged self-assurance; polish, grace, refinement.
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged instability.
poise2 (pwäz),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]- Physicsa centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter. Symbol: P
- French; namedafter Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille (1799–1869), French physician
- 1910–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: poise /pɔɪz/ n - composure or dignity of manner
- physical balance or assurance in movement or bearing
- the state of being balanced or stable; equilibrium; stability
- the position of hovering
vb - to be or cause to be balanced or suspended
- (transitive) to hold, as in readiness: to poise a lance
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French pois weight, from Latin pēnsum, from pendere to weigh poise /pwɑːz; pɔɪz/ n - the cgs unit of viscosity; the viscosity of a fluid in which a tangential force of 1 dyne per square centimetre maintains a difference in velocity of 1 centimetre per second between two parallel planes 1 centimetre apart. It is equivalent to 0.1 newton second per square metre
Symbol: P
Etymology: 20th Century: named after Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille (1799–1869), French physician |