counterpoise

[ koun-ter-poiz ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌpɔɪz /

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noun

a counterbalancing weight.

any equal and opposing power or force.

the state of being in equilibrium; balance.

Radio. a network of wires or other conductors connected to the base of an antenna, used as a substitute for the ground connection.

verb (used with object), coun·ter·poised, coun·ter·pois·ing.

to balance by an opposing weight; counteract by an opposing force.

to bring into equilibrium.

Archaic. to weigh (one thing) against something else; consider carefully.

Origin of counterpoise

1375–1425; counter- + poise¹; replacing late Middle English countrepeis < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French contrepois

Words nearby counterpoise

counterpin, counterplan, counterplea, counterplot, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpoise bridge, counterpose, counterpressure, counterproductive, counterprogram

Example sentences from the Web for counterpoise

This vessel is weighed with a counterpoise and hence only the increment in weight is recorded.

Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man |Francis Gano Benedict
Mr. Fison instinctively placed himself to counterpoise them.

The Plattner Story and Others |H. G. Wells
It remained to frame a legislative power as a counterpoise to this executive power, so concentrated and so strong.

The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 5 (of 6) |Hippolyte A. Taine
All the more, however, for this amiable tenderness do we need the counterpoise of a strong sense of justice.

The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) |John Greenleaf Whittier

The gun is fulcrumed in a lever frame provided with a counterpoise which more than balances the gun.

The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. |Edward W. Byrn

British Dictionary definitions for counterpoise

counterpoise

/ (ˈkaʊntəˌpɔɪz) /

noun

a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another

a state of balance; equilibrium

a weight that balances another

a radial array of metallic wires, rods, or tubes arranged horizontally around the base of a vertical aerial to increase its transmitting efficiency

verb (tr)

to oppose with something of equal effect, weight, or force; offset

to bring into equilibrium

archaic to consider (one thing) carefully in relation to another

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counterpoise

noun

verb (used with object), coun·ter·poised, coun·ter·pois·ing.

Origin of counterpoise

Words nearby counterpoise

Example sentences from the Web for counterpoise

British Dictionary definitions for counterpoise

noun

verb (tr)

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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counterpoise

noun

verb (used with object), coun·ter·poised, coun·ter·pois·ing.

Origin of counterpoise

Words nearby counterpoise

Words related to counterpoise

Example sentences from the Web for counterpoise

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