Poise vs. Weight

Poisenoun

(obsolete) Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.

Poisenoun

The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

Poisenoun

That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

Poisenoun

A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.

Poisenoun

Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.

Poisenoun

Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.

Poisenoun

A condition of hovering, or being suspended.

Poisenoun

(physics) A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To be of a given weight; to weigh.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To add weight to, to weigh down.

Poiseverb

To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.

Poiseverb

To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.

Poiseverb

To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.

Poiseverb

To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.

Poisenoun

Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

Poisenoun

The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

Poisenoun

The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.

Poisenoun

That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

Poisenoun

a dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure and tact in handling difficult social situations.

Poiseverb

To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.

Poiseverb

To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

Poiseverb

To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Poiseverb

To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.

Poiseverb

To weigh (down); to oppress.

Poiseverb

To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

Poisenoun

a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second

Poisenoun

a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

Poisenoun

great coolness and composure under strain;

Poiseverb

be motionless, in suspension;

Poiseverb

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

Poiseverb

cause to be balanced or suspended

Poiseverb

hold or carry in equilibrium

Poisenoun

graceful and elegant bearing in a person

Poisenoun

composure and dignity of manner

Poisenoun

balance; equilibrium

Poisenoun

a unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.

Poiseverb

be or cause to be balanced or suspended

Poiseverb

be ready and prepared to do something

Weightnoun

The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).

Weightnoun

An object used to make something heavier.

Weightnoun

A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.

Weightnoun

Importance or influence.

Weightnoun

(weightlifting) A disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles.

Weightnoun

(physics) Mass (net weight, atomic weight, molecular weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).

Weightnoun

(statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.

Weightnoun

(topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.

Weightnoun

(typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.

Weightnoun

(visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.

Weightnoun

(visual art) The illusion of mass.

Weightnoun

(visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.

Weightnoun

Pressure; burden.

Weightnoun

The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.

Weightnoun

Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.

Weightverb

(transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

Weightverb

To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.

Weightverb

(transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.

Weightverb

To assign weights to individual statistics.

Weightverb

(transitive) To bias something; to slant.

Weightverb

To handicap a horse with a specified weight.

Weightverb

To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.

Weightnoun

The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.

Weightnoun

The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds.

Weightnoun

Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.

Weightnoun

Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight.

Weightnoun

A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.

Weightnoun

A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.

Weightnoun

A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.

Weightnoun

The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.

Weightverb

To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.

Weightverb

To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.

Weightverb

To load (fabrics) as with barite, to increase the weight, etc.

Weightverb

to assign a numerical value expressing relative importance to (a measurement), to be multiplied by the value of the measurement in determining averages or other aggregate quantities; as, they weighted part one of the test twice as heavily as part 2.

Weightnoun

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

Weightnoun

sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

Weightnoun

the relative importance granted to something;

Weightnoun

an artifact that is heavy

Weightnoun

an oppressive feeling of heavy force;

Weightnoun

a system of units used to express the weight of something

Weightnoun

a unit used to measure weight;

Weightnoun

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

Weightverb

weight down with a load

Weightverb

present with a bias;

Weight

In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity.Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar quantity, the magnitude of the gravitational force.