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1 aequilībritās
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2 aequilibris
aequĭlībris, e, adj. [id.], in perfect equilibrium or equipoise, level, horizontal, Vitr. 5, 12. -
3 examinatio
exāmĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [examino].I.Lit., i. q. libratio, an equipoise, equilibrium, Vitr. 10, 8.—II. -
4 interpondium
inter-pondĭum ( interpendĭ-um), i, n. [pondus], equipoise, equilibrium: interpondium, parallêlon, Gloss. Philox. -
5 pondus
pondus, ĕris, n. [pendo], a weight.I.Lit.A.In gen., a weight used in a scale, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69:2.pondera ab Gallis allata iniqua,
Liv. 5, 48 fin.:utuntur taleis ferreis ad certum pondus examinatis pro numo,
Caes. B. G. 5, 12; Dig. 19, 1, 32: pondera publica, Paul. ex Fest. p. 246 Müll.—In partic., the weight of a pound, a pound (very rare for the usual pondo):B.dupondius a duobus ponderibus, quod unum pondus assipondium dicebatur. Id ideo, quod as erat libra pondus,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 169 Müll.:argenti pondera quinque,
Mart. 7, 53, 12.—Transf.1.In abstr.a.Heaviness, weight of a body:b.moveri gravitate et pondere,
Cic. Fat. 11, 24; 10, 22; 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40:magni ponderis saxa,
Caes. B. G. 2, 29; 7, 22:emere aliquid pondere,
by weight, Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 29; 35, 17, 57, § 197; Tac. A. 6, 26; cf.:in his quae pondere constant,
Dig. 18, 1, 35 med.; Gai. Inst. 2, 196:id, quod pondere continetur,
Dig. 30, 1, 47.—In plur.: pondera, balance, equipoise, equilibrium:2.pendebat in aëre tellus Ponderibus librata suis,
Ov. M. 1, 13; so Luc. 1, 57; cf. Lucr. 2, 218 and 6, 574:trans pondera (corporis) dextram Porrigere (= ultra libramentum sive aequilibrium corporis),
out of balance, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 51; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 380 sq.; cf.also: quis libravit in pondere montes et colles in staterā?
Vulg. Isa. 40, 12.—In concr.a.A heavy body, a weight, mass, load, burden:b.in terram feruntur omnia suo nutu pondera,
Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17:grande auri pondus,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45; so,innumerabile pondus auri,
id. Sest. 43, 93:magnum argenti pondus expositum,
Caes. B. C. 3, 96:aeris magnum pondus,
id. ib. 3, 103; Stat. Th. 6, 648:immania pondera baltei,
Verg. A. 10, 496:Spartani pondera disci,
Mart. 14, 164, 1.— Poet., of the fruit of the womb, Ov. M. 9, 684; id. Am. 2, 14, 14; Prop. 4, 1, 96 (5, 1, 100); Mart. 14, 151;of the privy parts,
Cat. 63, 5; Stat. S. 3, 4, 77.—A quantity, number, multitude (anteclass. and very rare): magnum pondus omnium artificum, Varr. ap. Non. 466, 5.—II.Trop.A.Weight, consequence, importance, consideration, influence, authority, etc. (class.; cf.B.momentum): persona non qualiscumque testimonii pondus habet,
Cic. Top. 19, 73:grave ipsius conscientiae pondus est,
id. N. D. 3, 35, 85; cf.:(honestas) aut sola expetenda est... aut certe omni pondere gravior habenda quam reliqua omnia,
id. Off. 3, 8, 35:id est maximi momenti et ponderis,
id. Vatin. 4, 9:qui pondus habent,
id. Att. 11, 6, 1: habet vim in ingenio [p. 1396] et pondus in vitā, id. de Or. 2, 74, 302:magnum pondus accessit ad tollendum dubitationem, judicium et consilium tuum,
id. Fam. 11, 29, 1:ut is intellegat, hanc meam commendationem magnum apud te pondus habuisse,
id. ib. 13, 25; cf.:ut is intellegat meas apud te litteras maximum pondus habuisse,
id. Fam. 12, 27; 13, 35, 2:tuae litterae maximi sunt apud me ponderis,
id. ib. 2, 19, 2:ejus filius eodem est apud me pondere, quo fuit ille,
id. Att. 10, 1. 1.—Of style:omnium verborum ponderibus est utendum,
Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72:fabula sine pondere et arte,
Hor. A. P. 320; cf.:nugis addere pondus,
id. Ep. 1, 19, 42.—Oppressive weight, burden ( poet. for onus):C.curarum,
Luc. 9, 951; Stat. Th. 4, 39:rerum,
Ov. Tr. 2, 237; Mart. 6, 64, 14:tauri ruentis In Venerem tolerare pondus,
Hor. C. 2, 5, 4:amara senectae Pondera,
Ov. M. 9, 438:Constantius, insolentiae pondera gravius librans,
Amm. 14, 5, 1.—Weight of character, i. e. firmness, constancy ( poet.):nulla diu femina pondus habet,
Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 22:nostri reverentia ponderis obstat,
Stat. Th. 1, 289:hilaris, tamen cum pondere, virtus,
id. S. 2, 3, 65; cf. id. ib. 5, 3, 246.
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