poise

A centimeter-gram-second unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter.

To carry or hold in equilibrium; balance.

To cause to be ready or about to do something.

To be balanced or held in suspension.

Confident composure; self-possession.

Bearing of the body, especially when graceful.

To weigh; ascertain by weighing or balancing; figuratively, to weigh; ponder; consider.

To counterbalance; be of equal weight with.

To balance; make of equal weight; hold or place in equilibrium: as, to poise the scales of a balance.

To hold suspended or in suspense; delay.