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   counterweight

   /ˈkaʊntəweɪt/

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   • 1. another term for counterbalance

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   What is the meaning of counterweigh?

   • The meaning of counterweigh is counterbalance. Accessed 12 Dec. 2023. Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

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   What is a counterweight?

   • A counterweight is an equivalent counterbalancing weight that balances a load. It is often used in traction lifts, cranes and funfair rides.

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   Why are parts 10 and 11 counterweights?

   • Parts 10 and 11 are counterweights to balance the weights of moving parts. Associations did not arise outside of and immune to coercions of public power as natural counterweights to the artificial sovereignty of the state. The counterweight was placed at the opposite end of the boom such that the leg was only lifting its own weight.

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   Is literature a good counterweight?

   • Literature is a useful counterweight to that kind of very shallow, very certain sort of thinking. The front thigh muscle might be significantly stronger than the hamstring, too demanding for its counterweight in the back. As you swing your arms, they become counterweights to stabilize your head.

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   COUNTERWEIGHT definition: 1. a weight that is as heavy as something else, so that the two objects can balance 2. a weight…. Learn more.

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     COUNTERWEIGHT meaning: 1. a weight that is as heavy as...

   • Znaczenie Counterweight, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     COUNTERWEIGHT definicja: 1. a weight that is as heavy as...

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     COUNTERWEIGHT translate: 平衡重，平衡锤，砝码. Learn more in the...

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     COUNTERWEIGHT translate: 平衡重，平衡錘，砝碼. Learn more in the...

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   (ˌkaʊntərˈweɪ ; ˈkaʊntərˌweɪ ) verb transitive. counterbalance. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. counterweigh in American English. (ˌkauntərˈwei) transitive verb or intransitive verb. to counterbalance; counterpoise.

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   Counterweigh definition: to counterbalance; counterpoise.. See examples of COUNTERWEIGH used in a sentence.

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   Define counterweigh. counterweigh synonyms, counterweigh pronunciation, counterweigh translation, English dictionary definition of counterweigh. intr. & tr.v. coun·ter·weighed , coun·ter·weigh·ing , coun·ter·weighs To counterbalance or cause to counterbalance.

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   : to act as a counterpoise. Word History. Etymology. Middle English countreweyen, from countre- counter- + weyen to weigh. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

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   COUNTERWEIGHT meaning: 1. a weight that is as heavy as something else, so that the two objects can balance 2. a weight…. Learn more.

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   What does the verb counterweigh mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb counterweigh . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.