ˈcounterˌweighted,ppl.a. [f.prec. + -ed.] Furnished with a counter-weight. 1870Eng.Mech. 7 Jan. 401/3 The case is analogous to that of a counter-weighted body.1874Knight Dict.Mech. I. 637/2 A counterweighted wire..to balance the threads after they are depressed by the faller-wire.