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count⋅er

1  [koun-ter]
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–noun
1. a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
2. (in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which refreshments or meals are prepared and served.
3. a surface for the preparation of food in a kitchen, esp. on a low cabinet.
4. anything used in keeping account, as a disk of metal or wood, used in some games, as checkers, for marking a player's position or for keeping score.
5. an imitation coin or token.
6. a coin; money.
—Idioms
7. over the counter,
a. (of the sale of stock) through a broker's office rather than through the stock exchange.
b. (of the sale of merchandise) through a retail store rather than through a wholesaler.
8. under the counter, in a clandestine manner, esp. illegally: books sold under the counter.
Origin:
1300–50; ME countour < AF (OF comptoir) < ML computātorium place for computing, equiv. to L computā(re) to compute + -tōrium -tory 2 ; cf. count 1

count⋅er

2  [koun-ter]
–noun
1. a person who counts.
2. a device for counting revolutions of a wheel, items produced, etc.
3. Cards. card counter.
4. Computers. a storage register or program variable used to tally how often something of interest occurs.
5. Electronics. scaler (def. 2).
6. Physics. any of various instruments for detecting ionizing radiation and for registering counts.

Origin:
1325–75; ME countour < AF (OF conteor) ≪ L computātor, equiv. to computā(re) to compute + -tor -tor

coun⋅ter

3  [koun-ter]
–adverb
1. in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
2. contrary; in opposition (usually prec. by run or go): to run counter to the rules.
–adjective
3. opposite; opposed; contrary.
–noun
4. something that is opposite or contrary to something else.
5. a blow delivered in receiving or parrying another blow, as in boxing.
6. a statement or action made to refute, oppose, or nullify another statement or action.
7. Fencing. a circular parry.
8. a piece of leather or other material inserted between the lining and outside leather of a shoe or boot quarter to keep it stiff.
9. Nautical. the part of a stern that overhangs and projects aft of the sternpost of a vessel.
10. Also called void. Typesetting. any part of the face of a type that is less than type-high and is therefore not inked.
11. Engineering, Building Trades. a truss member subject to stress only under certain partial loadings of the truss.
12. the part of a horse's breast that lies between the shoulders and under the neck.
–verb (used with object)
13. to go counter to; oppose; controvert.
14. to meet or answer (a move, blow, etc.) by another in return.
–verb (used without object)
15. to make a counter or opposing move.
16. to give a blow while receiving or parrying one, as in boxing.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME countre < AF co(u)ntre, cuntre, OF contre < L contrā against. See counter-

scal⋅er

  [skey-ler]
–noun
1. a person or thing that scales.
2. Also called counter, scaling circuit. Electronics. an electronic circuit devised to give a single pulse as output after a certain number of input pulses.
Origin:
1605–15; scale 1 , scale 3 + -er 1
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coun·ter 1   (koun'tər)   
adj.  Contrary; opposing: moves and counter moves on the checkerboard.
n.  

  1. One that is an opposite.

  2. Sports A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

  3. Sports A fencing parry in which one foil follows the other in a circular fashion.

  4. A stiff piece of leather around the heel of a shoe.

  5. Nautical The portion of a ship's stern extending from the water line to the extreme outward swell.

  6. Printing The depression between the raised lines of the face on a piece of type.

v.   coun·tered, coun·ter·ing, coun·ters

v.   tr.

  1. To meet or return (a blow) by another blow.

  2. To move or act in opposition to; oppose.

  3. To offer in response: countered that she was too busy to be thorough.

v.   intr.
To move, act, or respond so as to be in opposition.
adv.  

  1. In a contrary manner or direction.

  2. To or toward an opposite or dissimilar course or outcome: a method running counter to traditional techniques.


[Middle English countre, from Old French contre, from Latin contrā; see counter-.]
count·er 2   (koun'tər)   
n.  

  1. A flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted, or food is prepared or served.

  2. Games A piece, as of wood or ivory, used for keeping a count or a place.

    1. An imitation coin; a token.

    2. A piece of money.


[Middle English countour, from Anglo-Norman counteour, from Medieval Latin computātōrium, countinghouse, from Latin computāre, to calculate; see count1.]
count·er 3   (koun'tər)   
n.  One that counts, especially an electronic or mechanical device that automatically counts occurrences or repetitions of phenomena or events.
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Word Origin & History

counter  (v.)
"go against," 1330, from O.Fr. countre "facing opposite."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2counter
Function: noun
: one that counts; especially : a device for indicating a number or amount —see GEIGER COUNTER

Main Entry: scal·er
Pronunciation: 'skA-l&r
Function: noun
: any of various dental instruments for removing tartar from teeth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

counter count·er (koun'tər)
n.
One that counts, especially an electronic or mechanical device that automatically counts occurrences or repetitions of phenomena or events.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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