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balance vs scale

scale vs balance

balance and scale both are nouns.

balance and scale both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balance Yes No Yes No
scale Yes No Yes No
As nouns, scale is a hypernym of balance; that is, scale is a word with a broader meaning than balance:
  • balance: a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
  • scale: a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
Other hypernyms of balance include weighing machine.
balance (noun) scale (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
a weight that balances another weight an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
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 measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
something left after other parts have been taken away relative magnitude
equality of distribution the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
a state of equilibrium an ordered reference standard
balance (verb) scale (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium measure with or as if with scales
compute credits and debits of an account size or measure according to a scale
bring into balance or equilibrium remove the scales from
be in equilibrium pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
climb up by means of a ladder
reach the highest point of
take by attacking with scaling ladders
measure by or as if by a scale
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