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unbalanced Definition

un·bal·anced (-balənst)

adjective

  1. not in balance or equilibrium
  2. not equal as to debit and credit
    1. mentally deranged
    2. erratic or unstable

unbalanced Synonyms

unbalanced

modif.

  1. Deranged

    unsound, crazy, psychotic, neurotic; see insane 1, troubled 2.

  2. Unwise

    stupid, untrustworthy, biased; see rash, unreliable 1.

  3. Unsteady

    wobbly, shaky, treacherous; see unstable 1.

unbalanced Telecom Definition
Referring to a lack of electrical symmetry. A coaxial cable (coax) comprises two conductors.The center conductor(s) carries the carrier signal.The outer conductor generally is used only for electrical grounding, and is maintained at zero volts (0V). Therefore, coax is described as an electrically unbalanced medium. A balun (balanced/unbalanced) connector is used to connect (balanced) twisted pair and (unbalanced) coax cables. See also balanced and twisted pair.
unbalanced Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • translocation: Parental chromosome analysis should be offered where trisomy 13 is due to an unbalanced translocation.
  • diet: However, skipping meals and eating an unbalanced diet may be a factor.
  • intake: Unbalanced food intake or excessive feeding of treats, leading to increased toxins in the blood and muscles.
  • output: Balanced & unbalanced line level outputs for received audio.
  • input: The truly unbalanced input prevents any RF currents traveling down the outer of the feeder cable.
  • signal: This is a unit which converts unbalanced signals to balanced signals.

Modifying Another Word

  • mentally: The True Believers are mentally unbalanced or insecure people, or those without hope or friends.
  • slightly: In perhaps a slightly unbalanced deal, Creasy helps Pita become really good at swimming.
  • very: The dark and heavy emphasis of traditional texts leaves a very unbalanced, one-sided view of Scorpio's fundamental dynamics.
  • rather: Ignoring those women because their eating disorder is less easy to detect seems rather unbalanced.
  • curiously: To my mind this omission is pointless and the new sentence seems curiously unbalanced and incomplete.
  • seriously: For insanity to run riot there has to be the presence of a depraved and seriously unbalanced mind.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Without the bright light to the left the picture would have become unbalanced.
  • seem: Thus Marx's critique of religion here seems unbalanced.
  • look: Take away or weaken the union role and our system begins to look unbalanced.
  • feel: My chest was swelling, and I was beginning to feel unbalanced; top heavy.
  • appear: Placing huge amounts of information on our main website could result in the site appearing noticeably unbalanced.

Browse dictionary entries near unbalanced

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  4. unaware
  5. unavoidable accident
  6. unavoidable
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  8. unauthorized
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  10. unattended
  1. unballasted
  2. unbar
  3. unbated
  4. unbearable
  5. unbeatable
  6. unbeaten
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  8. unbeknown
  9. unbelief
  10. unbelievable