Antonyms for balancers


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bal-uh n-ser
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæl ən sər


Definition of balancers

  • As in acrobat : noun performer who does tricks, physical feats
Example sentences :
  • The fins, or paddles, are used only as balancers, and to protect the young.
  • Extract from : « Within the Deep » by R. Cadwallader Smith
  • Hence birds have naturally and rightfully been called the “balancers” in nature.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Natural History » by Various
  • It is now a-days extremely common to style the tumble-down-dick exploits or posture masters, balancers, conjurers, &c. an art.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction » by Various
  • The fore-limbs are in the form of paddles, but they do not apparently serve as organs of locomotion so much as balancers.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • Secondly, he was unable to tread a hen, since this act requires the use of wings as balancers.
  • Extract from : « Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl » by Charles Benedict Davenport
  • His little sons talk of aluminum motors, aeroplanes, and balancers, as though they were the simplest things in the world.
  • Extract from : « The Girl From the Marsh Croft » by Selma Lagerlf
  • The next are the balancers,—from a feather to a fir-tree, nothing comes amiss.
  • Extract from : « Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and Present » by Thomas Miller
  • The machines were made “sensitive” as it is called, that is to say, sensitive to a touch of the rudder or the balancers.
  • Extract from : « Natural Stability and the Parachute Principle in Aeroplanes » by W. LeMaitre
  • He found, upon removing one of these organs, that they were not properly compared to balancers.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • Just back of the wings is a pair of balancers, short thread-like processes knobbed at the end.
  • Extract from : « Insects and Diseases » by Rennie W. Doane

Synonyms for balancers

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