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im·bal·ance

(ĭm-băl′əns)

A lack of balance, as in distribution or functioning.

im·bal′anced adj.

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imbalance

(ɪmˈbæləns)

a lack of balance, as in emphasis, proportion, etc: the political imbalance of the programme.

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im•bal•ance

(ɪmˈbæl əns)

n.

1. the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.

2. faulty muscular or glandular coordination.

[1895–1900]

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Noun	1.	imbalance - a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance" unbalance, instability disequilibrium - loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others balance - a state of equilibrium
	2.	imbalance - (mathematics) a lack of symmetry asymmetry, dissymmetry spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space geometrical irregularity, irregularity - an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern lopsidedness, skewness - an oblique or slanting asymmetry radial asymmetry - the absence of symmetry about an axis handedness, laterality - the property of using one hand more than the other footedness - the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball) eyedness - the property of favoring one eye over the other (as in taking aim) math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

imbalance

noun unevenness, bias, inequality, unfairness, partiality, disproportion, lopsidedness, top-heaviness, lack of proportion the imbalance between the two sides in this war

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Unwucht

squilibrio

imbalance

[ɪmˈbæləns] N → desequilibrio m, falta f de equilibrio

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imbalance

[ɪmˈbæləns] n (= lack of parity) → déséquilibre m
relationships that are based on an imbalance of power → des relations fondées sur le déséquilibre des forces en présence
the imbalance between → le déséquilibre entre
the imbalance between the two sides in this war → le déséquilibre entre les deux camps dans cette guerre

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imbalance

n → Unausgeglichenheit f

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imbalance

[ɪmˈbæləns] n → squilibrio

im·bal·ance

n. desequilibrio, pérdida del equilibrio.

imbalance

n desequilibrio; chemical — desequilibrio químico

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Occupational imbalance might also be due to lack of ability to organise the daily occupations or that certain occupations take too much time.

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One possible explanation, which might apply if occupational and regional mismatch moved in opposite directions over the earlier part of the period, is bias in the coefficients on SR* due to omission of the occupational imbalance measure.