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balance vs complement

complement vs balance

balance and complement both are nouns.

balance and complement both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balance Yes No Yes No
complement Yes No Yes No
As verbs, complement is a hyponym of balance; that is, complement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than balance:
  • balance: bring into balance or equilibrium
  • complement: make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
balance (noun) complement (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
a weight that balances another weight either of two parts that mutually complete each other
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) number needed to make up a whole force
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane a complete number or quantity
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
something left after other parts have been taken away
equality of distribution
a state of equilibrium
balance (verb) complement (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium
Difference between balance and complement

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