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counterpoised
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Counterpoised
(gcide) | Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Counterpoised (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.
Counterpoising.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.
contrepeser. See Counter, adv., and Poise, v. t. ]
1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to
balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
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Weights, counterpoising one another. --Sir K.
Digby.
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2. To act against with equal power; to balance.
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So many freeholders of English will be able to beard
and counterpoise the rest. --Spenser.
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counterpoised
(wn) | counterpoised
adj 1: brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that
offsets another [syn: counterbalanced, counterpoised] |
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counterpoised
(encz) | counterpoised, adj: |
counterbalanced counter-balanced counterpoised
(gcide) | balanced \bal"anced\ adj.
being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; --
opposite of unbalanced. the carefully balanced seesaw a
properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of
intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of
whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all
his powers [Narrower terms: {counterbalanced,
counter-balanced, counterpoised}; well-balanced; poised]
[Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)]
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counterpoised
(wn) | counterpoised
adj 1: brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that
offsets another [syn: counterbalanced, counterpoised] |
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