Definition of Poise
Poise
poise
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
calm confidence in someone’s behavior or a quality of grace;
e.g. He is poised to take take over the position of president of the corporation.
(verb)
to hold or carry in equilibrium or balance in a steady position;
e.g. It was through poise alone that she was able to walk tall without letting the book fall from her head.
(verb)
to ready or prepare for something;
e.g. It was her station in life that made her always poise for the worst to happen.
(noun)
a centimeter-gram unit of viscosity equal to the viscosity of a fluid that would require a shearing force of one dyne to impart to a one square centimeter area of an arbitrary layer of the fluid a velocity of one centimeter per second relative to another layer separated from the first by a distance of one centimeter.
e.g. It was during the procedure that they had to calculate the poise before moving forward.
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