Talk:Poise

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Many words have two meanings such as 'bat': does it have wings or does it hit a ball?

Poise Pronunciation: 'poiz Function: noun Etymology: Middle English poyse weight, heaviness, from Middle French pois, from Latin pensum, from neuter of pensus, past participle of pendere to weigh -- more at PENDANT

1 : a stably balanced state : EQUILIBRIUM <a poise between widely divergent impulses -- F. R. Leavis>

2 a : easy self-possessed assurance of manner : gracious tact in coping or handling; also : the pleasantly tranquil interaction between persons of poise <no angry outbursts marred the poise of the meeting> b : a particular way of carrying oneself : BEARING, CARRIAGE

But WP:NOT a dictionary. See Special:Whatlinkshere/Poise. Gdr 16:00, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

If you want, you can disambiguate. I also am not sure why this is designated a stub. I think it says all it needs to. 87.112.2.88 16:20, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


    • Is this entry on crack? What the heck does 1P = gram (force) sec cm^-2 mean? Isn't that in direct contradiction to the SI units listed below? - trvce