n. The state of being on an equality, as in rank or power. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. p. p. of equalise; same as equalized. [ British ]
Syn. -- equalized. [ PJC ]

n. 1. (Electronics) an electronic circuit which reduces frequency distortion.
Syn. -- equalizer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an equivalent counterbalancing weight.
Syn. -- counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who believes in equalizing the condition of men; a leveler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality.
Syn. -- egalitarianism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Equalities [ L. aequalitas, fr. aequalis equal. See Equal. ] 1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights. [ 1913 Webster ]

A footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Math.) Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does. [ 1913 Webster ]

Confessional equality. See under Confessional. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their equalization with the rest of their fellow subjects. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Equalized p. pr. & vb. n. Equalizing ] [ Cf. F. égaliser. ] 1. To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes. [ 1913 Webster ]

One poor moment can suffice
To equalize the lofty and the low. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

No system of instruction will completely equalize natural powers. Whately. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To pronounce equal; to compare as equal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Which we equalize, and perhaps would willingly prefer to the Iliad. Orrery. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be equal to; equal; to match. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It could not equalize the hundredth part
Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Equalizing bar (Railroad Mach.), a lever connecting two axle boxes, or two springs in a car truck or locomotive, to equalize the pressure on the axles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, equalizes anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. same as Equalizing bar. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A device, as a bar, for operating two brakes, esp. a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. (Elec.) Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets; also, a conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

5. (Aëronautics) A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aëroplane. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

6. (Electronics) a device or circuit within a sound-reproducing system that reproduces the original frequency distribution of the sound before recording by compensating for inequialities in the frequency response of the system. [ PJC ]

7. a gun. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Inequalities [ L. inaequalitas. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or lack of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is so great an inequality in the length of our legs and arms as makes it impossible for us to walk on all four. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Notwithstanding which inequality of number, it was resolved in a council of war to fight the Dutch fleet. Ludlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sympathy is rarely strong where there is a great inequality of condition. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Unevenness; lack of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The country is cut into so many hills and inequalities as renders it defensible. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inequality of air is ever an enemy to health. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Alg.) An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality (> or <) between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or 4 > 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Astron.) An irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such deviation. [ 1913 Webster ]