Both Uses of
poise
in
Zero Day
- Its one revealed eye looked menacing, the large beak poised ready to strike.†
p. 8.7 *
- "I hadn't heard about that," replied Cole, her fork poised halfway to her mouth.†
p. 197.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(poise) calm, confident, and in control—especially in movement, behavior, or when ready to act
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, poise is a technical word referencing a unit of dynamic viscosity.