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• o|ver|bal|ance — «OH vuhr BAL uhns», verb, anced, anc|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to be greater than, as in weight, importance, or value; outweigh: »The gains overbalanced the losses. SYNONYM(S): overpower, subdue. 2. to cause to lose balance: »As he leaned …   Useful english dictionary

• ance — an·noy·ance; ap·pear·ance; ap·pend·ance; ap·pli·ance; ap·prov·ance; ar·riv·ance; as·cend·ance; as·sist·ance; as·sur·ance; at·tend·ance; at·tract·ance; cha·toy·ance; clair·voy·ance; clear·ance; com·pear·ance; com·pli·ance; con·don·ance;… …   English syllables

• balance — bal•ance [[t]ˈbæl əns[/t]] n. v. anced, anc•ing 1) a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc 2) something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise 3) the ability to maintain bodily equilibrium 4) mental or… …   From formal English to slang

• balance — bal|ance1 [ bæləns ] noun *** ▸ 1 ability to stay upright ▸ 2 correct relationship ▸ 3 mental/emotional calm ▸ 4 money in bank ▸ 5 amount remaining ▸ 6 majority of information ▸ 7 for weighing things ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the ability to remain …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• NEW-GEN — is a superhero comic book series created in 2008 by J.D. Matonti, Chris Matonti and Julia Coppola, of A.P.N.G. Enterprises. It is printed, distributed and advertised by Marvel Comics. The series centers around the war over nanotechnology between… …   Wikipedia

• Balun — Pair of AC E 120 Ohm twisted pair (Krone IDC) to 75 Ohm coaxial cable balun transformers. Actual length is about 3cm …   Wikipedia

• balance — the amount of money remaining in an account. The total of your money in the bank after accounting for all transactions (deposits and withdrawals) is called a balance . Glossary of Business Terms A division of a Securities Account, of a type… …   Financial and business terms

• overbalance — o|ver|bal|ance [ˌəuvəˈbæləns US ˌouvər ] v [I and T] 1.) BrE to fall over or nearly fall over because you lose balance 2.) AmE ↑outweigh …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Multivox — were an American based synthesizer company from the mid 1970 s. They specialized in delivering Japanese designed and built equipment to the American market. They were criticized as having design and circuitry extremely similar to but inferior to… …   Wikipedia

• overbalance — o|ver|bal|ance [ ,ouvər bæləns ] verb 1. ) transitive AMERICAN OUTWEIGH 2. ) intransitive to lose your balance and begin to fall over …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English