Balance
and Valance and Valence
Balance and Valance and Valence :
Balance :
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1 ) Difference between two columns of an account – money received and money spent
I must check my bank balance.
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2 ) Amount of money still owed after some payment has been made
The balance of two thousand rupees will be paid within three days.
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3 ) Remainder of something after part has been already used taken
When will take the balance of your annual leave?
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4 ) Sanity – steadiness of mind
His wife’s sad and sudden demise upset the balance of his mind.
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5 ) Even distribution of weight – steadiness
Riders need a good sense of balance.
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6 ) Condition that exists when two opposites are equal or in correct proportions
Try to achieve a balance between work and play.
This newspaper maintains a good balance in its presentation of different opinions.
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7 ) Pleasing proportion of parts in a whole
This painting has a pleasing balance of shapes and colors.
All the parts of the building are in perfect balance.
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8 ) Instrument used for weighing
He bought a balance yesterday.
Valance :
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1 ) Short curtain or frill hung around the frame of a bed
The valance on your bed is very charming.
Valence :
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1 ) Capacity of an atom to combine with or be replaced by another or others as compared with that of the hydrogen atom
Elements whose atoms lose electrons such as hydrogen and the metals have a positive valence.
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