Standard Lemma guide

equipoise

name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛkwɪpɔɪz/
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1

name

Meaning 1

Market name for the anabolic steroid boldenone undecylenate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A state of balance; equilibrium.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A counterbalance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To act or make to act as an equipoise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To cause to be or stay in equipoise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

equality of distribution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: balance, equilibrium, counterbalance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: structure, construction

Narrower terms: conformation, symmetry, proportion

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikwos Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin aequi-der. English equi- English poise English equipoise From equi- + poise.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: противотежест (protivotežest) — counterbalance
  • Dutch: tegenwicht — counterbalance
  • Greek: εξισορρόπηση (exisorrópisi) — counterbalance
  • Greek: αντιστάθμιση (antistáthmisi) — counterbalance
  • Russian: противовес (protivoves) — counterbalance
  • Spanish: contrapeso — counterbalance
  • Bulgarian: уравновесявам (uravnovesjavam) — act or make to act as equipoise
  • Russian: уравновешивать (uravnovešivatʹ) — act or make to act as equipoise
  • Russian: уравновесить (uravnovesitʹ) — act or make to act as equipoise
  • Spanish: balancear — cause to be or stay in balance
  • Spanish: equilibrar — cause to be or stay in balance