balancing

Everyday

1. Balancing means keeping something steady so it does not fall, like balancing on one foot. tree →
2. Balancing means making two sides weigh or be worth the same, like a scale with equal weights. tree →
3. Balancing money means making sure what comes in and goes out match. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a balance scale with equal weights on each side; balance means equal, like the two sides of an equation; add what is missing to the lighter side. In science: forces balancing each other; a balanced diet. In PE: balancing on a beam. Phrases: balancing act, balancing on, balancing the scales, balancing the books.

Examples

• The scale is balancing: 3 apples on one side and 600 g on the other. tree →
• She is balancing 4 books on her head. tree →
• Balancing the scale needs 2 more weights. tree →
• What number keeps the two sides balancing? tree →
• The gymnast is balancing on the beam. tree →
• He was balancing on one leg for 30 seconds. tree →
• Seals can learn balancing a ball on their nose. tree →
• Balancing an equation means both sides have the same value. tree →

Note

From «balance»; «balanced» is the past form and adjective. Balance means equal: the two sides have the same amount. Trap: add what is missing to the lighter side. Trap: if 3 apples balance 600 g, then 1 apple is 200 g.

In Jewish tradition

The word is used here for the way God keeps the clouds hanging in the sky. Job is asked whether he understands it, and the question points to how far God's knowledge goes beyond a human's.

Interpretation. Tradition reads God's questions to Job as a lesson in humility: people cannot grasp how the world is held together, so they should trust the Maker who does.

Examples

• Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge? (Writings JOB.37.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

From «balance»; «balanced» is the past form and adjective. Balance means equal: the two sides have the same amount. Trap: add what is missing to the lighter side. Trap: if 3 apples balance 600 g, then 1 apple is 200 g.