| 单词 | poise |
| 释义 | poise 1. n. & v. --n 1. composure or self-possession of manner. 2. equilibrium; a stable state. 3. carriage (of the head etc.). --v 1. tr. balance; hold suspended or supported. 2. tr. carry (one's head etc. in a specified way). 3. intr. be balanced; hover in the air etc. Etymology: ME f. OF pois, peis, peser ult. f. L pensum weight f. pendere pens- weigh 2. n. Physics a unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes in a liquid separated by one centimetre. Etymology: J. L. M. Poiseuille, Fr. physician d. 1869 |
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