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Definition of knife-edges:

(n) : (figuratively) A precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.
(n) : A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
(n) : Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the edge of a knife.

Definition of knife-edges:

(n) : (figuratively) A precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.
(n) : A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
(n) : Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the edge of a knife.

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