balancing
Keeping things level
Balancing is the act of keeping something steady or stable, whether physical or abstract.
You might work on balancing on one foot or struggle with balancing work and family.
In accounting, balancing means reconciling figures so debits equal credits: balancing the books.
The word often implies ongoing effort—balance achieved is balancing completed.
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- prioritiesMost important things
- tradeoffsCosts of choosing
- workloadAssigned task volume
- schedulePlan of timed events
commitments · responsibilities · time management · multitasking · work-life · obligations · delegation · coordination
Plates or weighing devices
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- pivotPoint of rotation
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- tightropeTaut cord for walking
beam · seesaw · equilibrium · center of gravity · steadiness · wobble · tipping · leaning
Comparative relation of parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- equilibriumState of balance
- blendCombine into mixture
- integrationCombining into a whole
yin and yang · tension · dynamic · complementary · offsetting · interplay · reciprocity · give and take
Graceful, unshakable calm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- centerednessState of inner balance
- groundednessState of being anchored
calm · steadiness · self-control · emotional regulation · inner peace · resilience · measured · even-keeled
Alteration to improve fit
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- equalizationMaking things uniform
compensation · modulation · correction · optimization · tweaking · leveling · zeroing · recalibration
Plan for spending
- accountsRecords of transactions
- ledgerFinancial record book
- booksBound written works
- checkbookBound payment drafts
reconciliation · audit · spreadsheet · credits · debits · assets · liabilities · deficit
juggling
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- prioritiesMost important things
- tradeoffsCosts of choosing
- workloadAssigned task volume
schedule · commitments · responsibilities · time management · multitasking · work-life · obligations · delegation · coordination · compromise
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- pivotPoint of rotation
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
tightrope · beam · seesaw · equilibrium · center of gravity · steadiness · wobble · tipping · leaning · posture
proportion
Comparative relation of parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- equilibriumState of balance
- blendCombine into mixture
integration · yin and yang · tension · dynamic · complementary · offsetting · interplay · reciprocity · give and take · homeostasis
poise
Graceful, unshakable calm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- centerednessState of inner balance
groundedness · calm · steadiness · self-control · emotional regulation · inner peace · resilience · measured · even-keeled · unflappable
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
equalization · compensation · modulation · correction · optimization · tweaking · leveling · zeroing · recalibration · offset
budget
Plan for spending
checkbook · reconciliation · audit · spreadsheet · credits · debits · assets · liabilities · deficit · surplus
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
- dexterity skillsjuggling, stacking cups, cup stacking, card shuffling, coin rolling
- multitaskingjuggling, divided attention, context switching, time sharing, parallel processing
- performance skillsmagic, illusions, sleight of hand, juggling, mime
- algebravariables, equations, equation, polynomials, algebraic equations
- game developmentgame engine, game design, game engines, game designer, rendering
balancingfalling
Moving downward freely
toppling · wobbling · tipping over · stumbling · unbalancing
balancingunbalancing
Disrupting stability or equilibrium
imbalancing · disproportioning · skewing · destabilizing · tilting
balancingclashing
Striking with discord
contradicting · conflicting · guessing · disrupting · polarizing
- balancing actManaging multiple competing priorities
- balancing outReaching equilibrium through adjustment
- balancing the booksEnsuring financial records agree
- tire balancingEqualizing wheel weight distribution
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- rock balancingArranging stones in equilibrium