placement vs balance

balance vs placement

placement and balance both are nouns.

placement is not a verb while balance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
placement	Yes	No	No	No
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, balance is a hyponym of placement; that is, balance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than placement:

placement: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
balance: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

Other hyponyms of placement include formation, columniation, composing, composition, fenestration, proportion, proportionality, alignment, misalignment, ramification, spacing, spatial arrangement, tandem.

placement (noun)	balance (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
contact established between applicants and prospective employees	a weight that balances another weight
the spatial property of the way in which something is placed	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
	harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
	(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
	equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
	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

placement (verb)	balance (verb)
	hold or carry in equilibrium
	compute credits and debits of an account
	bring into balance or equilibrium
	be in equilibrium

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