Word
Counterbalance
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
coun-ter-bal-ance
Definition
- v. t. - To oppose with an equal weight or power; to
counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to
balance.
- n. - A weight, power, or agency, acting against or
balancing another
- n. - 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
- n. - A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything,
as of a drawbridge or a scale beam.
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