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counterbalance - 5 dictionary results

coun⋅ter⋅bal⋅ance

[n. koun-ter-bal-uhns; v. koun-ter-bal-uhns]
noun, verb, -anced, -anc⋅ing.
–noun
1. a weight balancing another weight; an equal weight, power, or influence acting in opposition; counterpoise.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2. to act against or oppose with an equal weight, force, or influence; offset.

Origin:
1570–80; counter- + balance
coun·ter·bal·ance     (koun'tər-bāl'əns, koun'tər-bāl'əns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A force or influence equally counteracting another.
  2. A weight that acts to balance another; a counterpoise or counterweight.

tr.v.   (koun'tər-bāl'əns, koun'tər-bāl'əns) coun·ter·bal·anced, coun·ter·bal·anc·ing, coun·ter·bal·anc·es
  1. To act as a counteracting force, influence, or weight to; counterpoise.
  2. To oppose with an equal force; offset.

counterbalance

noun
1. a weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight
2. equality of distribution [syn: balance
3. a compensating equivalent 

verb
1. adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" [syn: compensate
2. contrast with equal weight or force [syn: oppose
3. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn: counteract

Counterbalance

Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterbalanced (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterbalancing.] To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.

The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder. --Boyle.

The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Counterbalance

Coun"ter*bal`ance\ (koun"t?r-b?l`ans), n. A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another; as: (a) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel. (b) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam.

Money is the counterbalance to all other things purchasable by it. --Locke.

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