librate

librate
/luy"brayt/, v.i., librated, librating.
1. to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
2. to remain poised or balanced.
[1615-25; < L libratus ptp. of librare. to balance, make level, bring to equilibrium. See LIBRA, -ATE1]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Librate — Li brate (l[imac] br[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Librated} (l[imac] br[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Librating}.] [L. libratus, p. p. of librare to balance, to make even, fr. libra. Cf. {Level}, {Deliberate}, {Equilibrium}.] To vibrate as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Librate — Li brate, v. t. To poise; to balance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • librate — index oscillate, vacillate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • librate — [lī′brāt΄] vi. librated, librating [< L libratus, pp. of librare, to weigh, balance < libra, a balance] 1. to move back and forth slowly like the beam of a balance in coming to rest; oscillate 2. to remain balanced; hover …   English World dictionary

  • librate — verb To oscillate (like the beam of a balance) See Also: libration …   Wiktionary

  • librate — v. vibrate, sway, move back and forth; be balanced …   English contemporary dictionary

  • librate — triable …   Anagrams dictionary

  • librate — v. a. Balance, poise, hold in equipoise …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • librate — li·brate …   English syllables

  • librate — /ˈlaɪbreɪt/ (say luybrayt) verb (i) (librated, librating) 1. to oscillate; sway. 2. to be poised or balanced. {Latin lībrāt , stem of past participle of librāre to balance} …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”