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Meaning of "equipoise" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF EQUIPOISE

ˈɛkwɪˌpɔɪz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUIPOISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equipoise is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb equipoise in English.

WHAT DOES EQUIPOISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of equipoise in the English dictionary

The first definition of equipoise in the dictionary is even balance of weight or other forces; equilibrium. Other definition of equipoise is a counterbalance; counterpoise. Equipoise is also to offset or balance in weight or force; balance.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EQUIPOISE

PRESENT

Present
I equipoise
you equipoise
he/she/it equipoises
we equipoise
you equipoise
they equipoise
Present continuous
I am equipoising
you are equipoising
he/she/it is equipoising
we are equipoising
you are equipoising
they are equipoising
Present perfect
I have equipoised
you have equipoised
he/she/it has equipoised
we have equipoised
you have equipoised
they have equipoised
Present perfect continuous
I have been equipoising
you have been equipoising
he/she/it has been equipoising
we have been equipoising
you have been equipoising
they have been equipoising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I equipoised
you equipoised
he/she/it equipoised
we equipoised
you equipoised
they equipoised
Past continuous
I was equipoising
you were equipoising
he/she/it was equipoising
we were equipoising
you were equipoising
they were equipoising
Past perfect
I had equipoised
you had equipoised
he/she/it had equipoised
we had equipoised
you had equipoised
they had equipoised
Past perfect continuous
I had been equipoising
you had been equipoising
he/she/it had been equipoising
we had been equipoising
you had been equipoising
they had been equipoising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will equipoise
you will equipoise
he/she/it will equipoise
we will equipoise
you will equipoise
they will equipoise
Future continuous
I will be equipoising
you will be equipoising
he/she/it will be equipoising
we will be equipoising
you will be equipoising
they will be equipoising
Future perfect
I will have equipoised
you will have equipoised
he/she/it will have equipoised
we will have equipoised
you will have equipoised
they will have equipoised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been equipoising
you will have been equipoising
he/she/it will have been equipoising
we will have been equipoising
you will have been equipoising
they will have been equipoising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would equipoise
you would equipoise
he/she/it would equipoise
we would equipoise
you would equipoise
they would equipoise
Conditional continuous
I would be equipoising
you would be equipoising
he/she/it would be equipoising
we would be equipoising
you would be equipoising
they would be equipoising
Conditional perfect
I would have equipoise
you would have equipoise
he/she/it would have equipoise
we would have equipoise
you would have equipoise
they would have equipoise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been equipoising
you would have been equipoising
he/she/it would have been equipoising
we would have been equipoising
you would have been equipoising
they would have been equipoising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you equipoise
we let´s equipoise
you equipoise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to equipoise
Past participle
equipoised
Present Participle
equipoising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUIPOISE

Anglepoise · antinoise · avoirdupois · centipoise · corduroys · counterpoise · froise · lamboys · noise · overpoise · poise · toise · turquoise

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUIPOISE

equip · equipage · equiparate · equiparation · equipartition · equipment · equipollence · equipollency · equipollent · equipollently · equiponderance · equiponderancy · equiponderant · equiponderate · equipotent · equipotential · equipotentiality · equipped · equipper · equipping

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUIPOISE

ambient noise · Amboise · background noise · big noise · Boise · bourgeoise · dacquoise · finless porpoise · framboise · genoise · giant tortoise · Naoise · pink noise · porpoise · Portlaoise · shot noise · thermal noise · tortoise · vichyssoise · white noise

Synonyms and antonyms of equipoise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EQUIPOISE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «equipoise» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «equipoise» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF EQUIPOISE

Find out the translation of equipoise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of equipoise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «equipoise» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

平衡力
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

equilibrio
570 millions of speakers
en

English

equipoise
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पासंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنواع التوازن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Equipoise
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

equilíbrio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তুল্যভার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

équilibre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Equipoise
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Gleichgewicht
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

均衡
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

평형 추
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Equipoise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lương lự
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சரி சம நிலை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

समतोल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

denge unsuru oluşturmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

equilibrio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

równowaga
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Equipoise
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

echilibru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

equipoise
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ewewig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

equipoise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Equipoise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equipoise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIPOISE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of equipoise
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «equipoise».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equipoise

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUIPOISE»

Discover the use of equipoise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equipoise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Equipoise: The Life and Work of Alfredo Corvino
In this insightful biography, dance historian Dawn Lille traces the life of Alfredo Corvino from his roots as a quiet, athletic boy in Montevideo, Uruguay, through his international performing career with some of the greatest companies of ...
Dawn Lille, 2010
2
An age of equipoise?: reassessing mid-Victorian Britain
The book subsequently fell out of favour but recent claims to establish a new interpretative standard have, paradoxically, prompted reviewers to cast back to Burn's work as the orthodox standard against which such claims should be judged ...
Martin Hewitt, 2000
3
Impetus and Equipoise in the Life-Strategies of Reason: ...
This is the crucial, intrinsically motivated device of logoic constructivism. This key instrument is engaged - is at play - at every stage of the advance of life.
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2000
4
Principles and Practice of Clinical Research
Theoretical equipoise is overwhelmingly fragile; that it is disturbed by a slight accretion of evidence favoring one arm of the trial. . . . Theoretical equipoise is also highly sensitive to the vagaries of the investigator's attention and perception.
John I. Gallin, Frederick P Ognibene, 2011
5
Cancer Screening: Theory and Practice
In that literature, the issue is referred to as equipoise (66-70). There are two basic types of equipoise: "theoretical" and "clinical." These are used to describe the cognitive state of knowledge on the part of individual investigators and on the part ...
Barnett S. Kramer, John K. Gohagan, Philip C. Prorok, 1999
6
What the Doctor Didn't Say : The Hidden Truth about Medical ...
I call this state of uncertainty about the relative merits of A and B “equipoise.” Id. at 141. Although Freedman derives the concept from an earlier work by Charles Fried, Fried was discussing equipoise for a very different reason. He was ...
Ethics Jerry Menikoff Associate Professor of Law, and Medicine University of Kansas School of Medicine, Program in Law Edward P. Richards Director, Science and Public Health Louisiana State University Law Center, 2006
7
Calm Abiding and Special Insight: Achieving Spiritual ...
equipoise. Nevertheless, this state is a conventional mind. The person who has such a state is one who has risen from meditative equipoise. "Rising from meditative equipoise" does not mean that the person has to stand up, and so forth; ...
Geshe Gedun Lodro, 1998
8
The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics
Because individual physician–researchers cannot easily both be in equipoise and fulfill their duties to their patients, the philosopher Benjamin Freedman advocated for the concept of ''clinical equipoise'' (Freedman, 1987) – meaning that in ...
Peter A. Singer, A. M. Viens, 2008
9
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health
Most researchers believe that it is ethical to conduct experimental studies — particularly randomized, placebo controlled trials — only when there is a state of equipoise or equilibrium regarding the treatment within the expert medical ...
Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage, 2003
10
Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process ...
If the evidence for causation were categorized as Sufficient or at Equipoise and Above, then we anticipate that VA would consider a presumptive service connection based upon causal evidence categorization and the service- attributable ...
Jonathan M. Samet, Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans, Catherine C. Bodurow, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUIPOISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equipoise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In the long run, wearing high heels can break the wearer's stride
... on the biomechanics of wearing heels, including a new study of the effects on ankle strength and balance, says of her equipoise, "Hah! «BDlive, Jul 15»
2
Stand To Attention For 1.61
It's this very equipoise of clarity and mystery where 1.61 finds its niche. Related Gallery Vogue Archive: Freja Beha Erichsen. 00. Also post on ... «Vogue.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
How an Equipment Upgrade Led to Spoliation Charges
As a remedy, Ad-Venture's counsel proposed that, rather than holding the parties' burdens of proving valuation "in equipoise" as they ordinarily ... «Delaware Business Court Insider, Jul 15»
4
The damaging doctrine of John Roberts
... power would result if its branches behaved as partners in harness rather than as wary, balancing rivals maintaining constitutional equipoise. «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
5
What We Are Listening To On Independence Day
National pride, like any personal relationship, is an equipoise of like and dislike, using the words “like” or “dislike” to suffice for the extremes of ... «Monsters and Critics.com, Jul 15»
6
Exploring new ideas
... with vivid immediacy or Anne Sargent Walker's lovely oil and acrylic “Upside Down,” which depicts a bird and flowers in perfect equipoise. «Wicked Local Bedford, Jul 15»
7
Chief justice dropped ball by carrying ACA over goal line
... power would result if its branches behaved as partners in harness rather than as wary, balancing rivals maintaining constitutional equipoise. «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
8
Japan-bound Mapoe to keep Bok door open
He had a barnstorming season for the Lions in Super Rugby this year, providing perfect equipoise between defence and attack from No 13 with ... «BDlive, Jun 15»
9
UK Oil & Gas share price drops as firm strikes farm-in deal with …
... to contain mean gross prospective resources of 5.6m barrels of oil in a competent persons report published by ERC Equipoise in June 2012. «City A.M., Jun 15»
10
Right Call - Saving the Rhino and Elephant
Pro-traders, the article observes, want a legal, regulated trade to equipoise the rampancy of death by virtue of what they view as negligent, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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