balancing
part of speech
verb form of balance (balance, balances, balanced, balancing); adjective (balancing)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense 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 the corpora
- Many zoos have stopped tricks like ball balancing and show natural behaviour instead.
- Your eyes help you balance, so balancing is harder with your eyes closed.
- Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «balancing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.