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English word balance comes from Latin lanx (Dish, platter, plate. Scalepan.), Latin bi- (Having two parts. Occurring twice.)
lanx (Latin)
Dish, platter, plate. Scalepan.
bi- (Latin)
Having two parts. Occurring twice.
bilances (Latin)
*bilancia (Late Latin)
balance (Middle French)
Scales (weighing scales).
balance (English)
(intransitive) To be in equilibrium.. (intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.. (nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.. (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.. (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.. (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; [...]