| poise | (n) ท่าทางสงบเยือกเย็น, Syn. coolness, self-control, Ant. panic |
| poise | (n) ความสมดุล, See also: ดุลยภาพ, Syn. balance, gravity |
| poise | (n) ท่าเดิน, See also: การวางตัว |
| poise | (n) ความมั่นคง, See also: ความแน่นอน, ความสม่ำเสมอ, Syn. steadiness |
| poise | (vi) ทรงตัว |
| poise | (vt) ทรงตัว |
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| poise | (n) a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second |
| poise | (n) a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium |
| poise | (v) be motionless, in suspension, Example: The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked |
| poise | (v) cause to be balanced or suspended |
| poise | (v) hold or carry in equilibrium, Syn. balance |
| Poise | v. t. Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise the weight, and discern the evidence. South. [ 1913 Webster ] Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Poise | v. i. To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt. [ 1913 Webster ] The slender, graceful spars |
| Poise | n. [ OE. pois, peis, OF. pois, peis, F. poids, fr. L. pensum a portion weighed out, pendere to weigh, weigh out. Cf. Avoirdupois, Pendant, Poise, v. ] Men of unbounded imagination often want the poise of judgment. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Poiser | n. (Zool.) The balancer of dipterous insects. [ 1913 Webster ] |