poise
verb
poised;
poising
Definition of poise
(Entry 1 of 3)
b
: to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position
poised her fork and gave her guest a knowing look— Louis Bromfield
2
: to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way
3
: to put into readiness : brace
poise
noun (1)Definition of poise (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: a stably balanced state : equilibrium
a poise between widely divergent impulses— F. R. Leavis
poise
noun (2)Definition of poise (Entry 3 of 3)
: a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity equal to the viscosity of a fluid that would require a shearing force of one dyne to impart to a one-square-centimeter area of an arbitrary layer of the fluid a velocity of one centimeter per second relative to another layer separated from the first by a distance of one centimeter
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