poises Definition

balance; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium

to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position

to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way

a stably balanced state : equilibrium

easy self-possessed assurance of manner : gracious tact in coping or handling; also : the pleasantly tranquil interaction between persons of poise

a particular way of carrying oneself : bearing, carriage

a centimeter-gram-second 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

the quality or state of being self-poised