Definition of Poise
Verb: poise poyz
- Be motionless, in suspension
"The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
- Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
- brace
- Cause to be balanced or suspended
- Hold or carry in equilibrium
- balance
- A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimetre maintains a velocity of 1 centimetre per second
- A state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
- Great coolness and composure under strain
"keep your poise";
- aplomb, assuredness, cool, sang-froid
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