BALANCED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does balanced mean? 

• BALANCED (adjective)
  The adjective BALANCED has 1 sense:

1. being in a state of proper equilibrium

  Familiarity information: BALANCED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BALANCED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being in a state of proper equilibrium

Context example:

the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers

Similar:

counterbalanced; counterpoised (brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another)

harmonious; proportionate; symmetrical (exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities)

poised (marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action)

self-balancing (of someone or something that balances himself or itself)

stable (maintaining equilibrium)

well-balanced (in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium)

Antonym:

unbalanced (being or thrown out of equilibrium)

 Context examples 

The ice shelf has evolved over time and ice lost by melting due to inflow of warm water is roughly balanced by the inputs of ice from feeding glaciers and snow accumulation.

(Rapid melting of the world’s largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the ocean, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Cereal-based bread which is rich in soluble fibre, proteins and dried fruit provides a balanced breakfast solution that is quick and easy, improving appetite as well as glycemic and insulinemic responses.

(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)

Functional Activities Questionnaire-NACC Version (FAQ-NACC Version) Preparing a balanced meal.

(FAQ-NACC Version - Prepare a Meal, NCI Thesaurus)

Overwhelmingly, the study concluded that it was a lack of fruits and whole grains — in other words, lack of a healthy and balanced diet — that can cause more health issues.

(Poor Diet Kills More People Than Smoking, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

As for the little old woman, she took off her cap and balanced the point on the end of her nose, while she counted "One, two, three" in a solemn voice.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

The German Shorthaired Pointer is a clean-cut, well-balanced, hunting dog with a chiseled head and large nose.

(German Shorthaired Pointer, NCI Thesaurus)

Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) Preparing a balanced meal.

(FAQ - Prepare a Meal, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding indicating the absence of balanced proportions between parts of the face.

(Facial Asymmetry, NCI Thesaurus)

Eating extra calories within a well-balanced diet and treating any underlying medical problems can help to add weight.

(Body Weight, NIH)

Osteoprotegerin is a decoy receptor for RANK-ligand that suppresses osteoclast activity and bone remodeling, helping to maintain balanced bone remodeling.

(Bone Remodeling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)