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What (who) is poise$62008$ - definition

BRITISH LIGHT FIXTURE

Anglepoise; Angle-poise; George Carwardine; Angle poise lamp

Poise

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Poises; Poise (disambiguation)

·v That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

II. Poise ·noun To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

III. Poise ·noun To weigh (down); to Oppress.

IV. Poise ·noun To ascertain, as by the balance; to Weigh.

V. Poise ·v Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

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

VII. Poise ·noun To Counterpoise; to Counterbalance.

VIII. Poise ·vi To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

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

X. Poise ·noun To Balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.

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Poises; Poise (disambiguation)

poise¹

¦ noun

1. graceful and elegant bearing.

composure and dignity of manner.

2. archaic balance; equilibrium.

¦ verb

1. be or cause to be balanced or suspended.

2. [as adjective poised] composed and elegant or self-assured.

3. (be poised to do something) be ready and prepared to do something.

Origin

ME (in the sense 'weight'): from OFr. pois, peis (n.), peser (v.), from an alt. of L. pensum 'weight'.

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poise²

(abbrev.: P)

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

Origin

early 20th cent.: from the name of Jean L. M. Poiseuille (1799-1869), French physician.

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Poises; Poise (disambiguation)

1.

If someone has poise, they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled.

It took a moment for Mark to recover his poise.

N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N

2.

Poise is a graceful, very controlled way of standing and moving.

Ballet classes are important for poise and grace...

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Wikipedia

Anglepoise lamp

The Anglepoise lamp is a balanced-arm lamp designed in 1932 by British designer George Carwardine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglepoise lamp