n.
1.a state of equilibrium
2.a scale for weighing
3.equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
4.harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
5.equality of distribution
6.something left after other parts have been taken away
7.the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
8.(astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra
9.the seventh sign of the zodiac 10.(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation 11.an equivalent counterbalancing weight 12.a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine balance v.
1.bring into balance or equilibrium
2.compute credits and debits of an account
3.hold or carry in equilibrium
4.be in equilibrium