Définitions
1.NounA state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
2.NounComposure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
3.NounMien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
4.NounA condition of hovering, or being suspended.
5.NounA CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
6.NounWeight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
7.NounThe weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
8.NounThat which causes a balance; a counterweight.
9.VerbTo hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
10.VerbTo counterpoise; to counterbalance.
11.VerbTo be of a given weight; to weigh. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
12.VerbTo add weight to, to weigh down.
13.VerbTo hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.
14.VerbTo hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used."I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited.; to poise the scales of a balance"
15.VerbTo keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced."The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff."
16.VerbTo ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
17.NounUnit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).