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counterbalance
(encz) | counterbalance,protiváha n: Zdeněk Brož |
Counterbalance
(gcide) | 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.
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The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the
mercurial cylinder. --Boyle.
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The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and
correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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Counterbalance
(gcide) | 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.
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Money is the counterbalance to all other things
purchasable by it. --Locke.
[1913 Webster] counter-balanced |
counterbalance
(wn) | counterbalance
n 1: a weight that balances another weight [syn:
counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise,
balance, equalizer, equaliser]
2: equality of distribution [syn: balance, equilibrium,
equipoise, counterbalance]
3: a compensating equivalent [syn: counterbalance, offset]
v 1: adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or
air resistance" [syn: compensate, counterbalance,
correct, make up, even out, even off, even up]
2: contrast with equal weight or force [syn: oppose,
counterbalance]
3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This
will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn:
counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance] |
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counterbalanced
(encz) | counterbalanced,vyvážený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Counterbalance
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the
mercurial cylinder. --Boyle.
[1913 Webster]
The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and
correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]
Money is the counterbalance to all other things
purchasable by it. --Locke.
[1913 Webster] counter-balanced |
counter-balanced
(gcide) | counter-balanced \counter-balanced\ counterbalanced
\counterbalanced\adj.
brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that
offsets another.
Syn: counterpoised.
[WordNet 1.5]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.
[1913 Webster]
The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the
mercurial cylinder. --Boyle.
[1913 Webster]
The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and
correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster] |
counterbalanced
(gcide) | counter-balanced \counter-balanced\ counterbalanced
\counterbalanced\adj.
brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that
offsets another.
Syn: counterpoised.
[WordNet 1.5]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.
[1913 Webster]
The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the
mercurial cylinder. --Boyle.
[1913 Webster]
The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and
correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster] |
Counterbalanced
(gcide) | counter-balanced \counter-balanced\ counterbalanced
\counterbalanced\adj.
brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that
offsets another.
Syn: counterpoised.
[WordNet 1.5]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.
[1913 Webster]
The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the
mercurial cylinder. --Boyle.
[1913 Webster]
The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and
correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster] |
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)]
[WordNet 1.5] |
counterbalanced
(wn) | counterbalanced
adj 1: brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that
offsets another [syn: counterbalanced, counterpoised] |
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