counterbalance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: counterbalance	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for counterbalance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
counterbalance n a weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser] equality of distribution Synonym(s): balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance a compensating equivalent Synonym(s): counterbalance, offset v adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" Synonym(s): compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up contrast with equal weight or force Synonym(s): oppose, counterbalance oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" Synonym(s): counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counterbalance \Coun"terbal`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. Money is the counterbalance* to all other things purchasable by it. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counterbalance \Coun`terbal"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. The remaining air was not able to counterbalance* the mercurial cylinder. --Boyle. The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W. Hamilton.