Defn: The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces. [R.] Darwin.
BALANCER
Bal"an*cer, n.
1. One who balances, or uses a balance.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.
BALANCEREEF
Bal"ance*reef`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship.
BALANCE WHEEL
Bal"ance wheel`.
1. (Horology) (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; — often called simply a balance. (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance).
2. (Mach.)