equiponderance

[ ee-kwuh-pon-der-uhns, ek-wuh- ]

/ ˌi kwəˈpɒn dər əns, ˌɛk wə- /

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noun

equality of weight; equipoise.

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Sometimes e·qui·pon·der·an·cy .

Origin of equiponderance

1765–75; equiponder(ant) (<Medieval Latin aequiponderant-, stem of aequiponderāns, present participle of aequiponderāre;see equi-, ponder, -ant) + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM equiponderance

e·qui·pon·der·ant, adjective

Words nearby equiponderance

equipartition of energy, équipe, equipment, equipoise, equipollent, equiponderance, equiponderate, equipotent, equipotential, equiprobabilism, equiprobable