equipoise

Etymology

From equi- + poise.

noun

  1. A state of balance; equilibrium.
    “An easy evasion”, retorted the excited bride, who had lost her mental equipoise. 1869, T. S. Arthur, chapter IV, in After the Storm
    To my mind, the textual arguments in this case are close to equipoise. 2021, Ronald Mann, Justices to consider awards of costs of appellate litigation, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 20, 2021)
  2. A counterbalance.

verb

  1. (transitive) To act or make to act as an equipoise.
  2. (transitive) To cause to be or stay in equipoise.

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