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Imbalance Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

Imbalance has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

"a hormonal imbalance"

2

(mathematics) a lack of symmetry

"The teacher marked down my sketch for an imbalance in the weight distribution, even though the overall shape looked symmetrical."

3

The property of not being in balance.

"After adding too much sugar to the recipe, the batter had an unfortunate imbalance that made it impossible to spread evenly on the pan."

Related Terms
Antonyms
balance symmetricalness
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
disequilibrium spatial property
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
irregularity lopsidedness radial asymmetry handedness footedness eyedness
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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