poise
Bedeutung (English)
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- A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
- Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
- Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
- A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
- A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
- (obsolete) Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
- The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
- That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
Konzepte
auswuchten
sicheres Auftreten
Poise
ausbalancieren
Ausgeglichenheit
Synonyms
set against
keep one’s balance
good balance
move smoothly
be firm on one’s feet
maintain poise
brace oneself for
Frequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/pɔɪz/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English poys, poyse, from Anglo-Norman pois, Middle French pois (“weight”) and Anglo-Norman poise, Middle French poise (“measure of weight”), from Latin pēnsāre (“to ponder, weight, think”).
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