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Word: counterpoise (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
  • A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
  • The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.

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Verb:

  • To act against with equal power; to balance.
  • To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.

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