EQUILIBRATE
E`qui*li"brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equilibrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Equilibrating.] Etym: [L. aequilibratus in equilibrium; aequus equal
+ libra balance. See Equilibrium.]
Defn: To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise. H. Spenser.
EQUILIBRATION
E`qui*li*bra"tion, n.
1. Act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise. In . . . running, leaping, and dancing, nature's laws of equilibration are observed. J. Denham.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: The process by which animal and vegetable organisms preserve a physiological balance. H. Spenser.
EQUILIBRIOUS
E`qui*lib"ri*ous, a.
Defn: Evenly poised; balanced. Dr. H. More.
— E`qui*lib"ri*ous*ly, adv.
EQUILIBRIST
E*quil"i*brist, n.
Defn: One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous
movements; a balancer.
When the equilibrist balances a rod upon his finger. Stewart.