counterpoise

معنی کلمه counterpoise

معنی واژه counterpoise

v. t. - To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
v. t. - To act against with equal power; to balance.
n. - A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
n. - An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
n. - The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.