counterbalancen.

Brit.

/ˈkaʊntəˌbaləns/, U.S.

/ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌbæləns/

Forms: Also 1500s–1800s with hyphen.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2g; in sense 4 apparently < counterbalance v.

†1. The opposite scale of a balance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > a balance > scale of a balance > opposite scale

counterbalancea1586

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. G2 If nothing be put in the counter-ballance.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. vi. sig. R8 As if it were two counter-ballances, that their estate goes hiest when the people goes lowest.

2. A weight used to balance another weight; spec. that used to balance the weight of a rotating or ascending and descending part, so as to make it easily moved and to diminish its momentum when in motion; also to cause a rotating body to return to a particular position after being moved, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > ponderable matter > that which is heavy or a heavy mass > used on account of its weight > equal or counterbalancing

counterpoisec1430

counterbalance1611

witherweight1642

counterweight1693

balance weight1824

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance > object used as

again-weight1340

counterpoisec1430

counterweight1768

compensation-balance1805

compensation-pendulum1807

compensating-pendulum1819

compensator1837

bumper1868

counterbalance1875

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Contrebalance, a counterbalance, a counterpoise.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 404 It comes out a Foot further than the Wall..to serve as a Counter~ballance.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. ii. 51 The air is always a counter-ballance to itself.

1875 R. F. Martin tr. J. Havrez On Recent Improvem. Winding Machinery 54 Employment of Counterbalance Chains. This counterbalance is made of large iron rings hung to the end of a chain with flat links, and working up and down a staple pit.

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Apr. 2/1 All the piston has to do..is to sustain the weight of the passengers, as the counterbalance lifts the car.

3. figurative. A power or influence which balances the effect of a contrary one.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > neutralizing or counteracting > that which

counterpoisec1430

counterbalance1640

countersway1643

counterweight1768

neutralizer1796

counter-influence1834

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance

counterpoise1594

opposition1594

counterbalance1640

offset1769

set-off1774

equipoise1780

makeweight1787

equilibrant1883

standoff1888

1640 in Hamilton Papers (1880) App. 261 Hee held the Hammiltons a good counterballance to weigh the House of Lenox downe.

1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. ii. i. 152 Self-Knowledge..will be..a happy Counter-ballance to the Faults and Excesses of his natural Temper.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 95 As a counter-balance to her other perfections.

1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. lxix. 459 Freedom was in his eyes a counterbalance to poverty, discord, war, and more.

†4. Weighing of one thing against another; comparison. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun]

evennessOE

eveningc1225

collationc1374

respitea1382

comparison1393

proportion?a1425

resemblance?a1439

comparation1483

comparing1489

commensuration1526

parificationc1537

conferring1561

paragon1590

counter-scale1645

counterbalance1647

collibration1656

confrontation1665

similituding1681

simile1682

confronting1887

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 45 [This] will appeare if we cast them in counterbalance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

counterbalancev.

/ˌkaʊntəˈbaləns/

Etymology: counter- prefix 1.

†1. transitive. Of a person: To weigh against. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > compare [verb (transitive)] > balance against

counterweighc1430

weigha1535

proportion1591

counterbalance1603

scalea1616

appoisea1670

counterpoise1685

tally1702

commeasure1849

benchmark1963

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xix. 31 He is very vnworthie hir acquaintance, that counter-ballanceth hir cost to his fruit, and knowes neither the graces nor vse of it.

2. Of a thing: To act as a counterbalance to; to counterpoise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance against or counterbalance > of a thing

counterbalance1611

balance1622

counterweigh1856

counterpoise-

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Contrebalancer, to counterbalance or counter~peise..to make of equall weight with.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 223 The greatest height of the Cylinder of Mercury, which of it self counterballances the whole pressure of the Atmosphere.

1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 117 The Thrust or lateral Pressure of those Arches is intirely counter~ballanced and destroyed.

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 119 If a guinea..be counterbalanced by 129 grains in the opposite scale of the balance.

1840–56 S. C. Brees Gloss. Civil Engin. 123 A weight employed to counterbalance the vibrating parts of machinery upon their axes.

3. figurative. To balance or neutralize the effect of, by a contrary power or influence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > neutralize or counteract

fordoc1175

counterpoisec1374

correct1578

countercheck1590

countervail1590

cancel1633

counterbalance1636

counterswaya1640

countermand1645

counter-influence1667

counteract1694

destroy1726

neutralizea1797

counterweigh1825

antagonize1833

mitigate1857

kill1858

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance against or counterbalance

gaina1375

counterpoise1393

peisea1400

weigh1583

set1589

poise1600

to weigh against, again1600

affront1609

balance1624

cancel1633

counterbalance1636

counterpose1636

compensate1656

equilibriatea1657

outset1656

equiponderate1661

equipoise1664

equibalance1665

offset1673

countersway1710

to set off1749

counterweigh1825

equilibrate1829

to set against ——1832

equilibrize1833

1636 E. Dacres tr. N. Machiavel Disc. Livy II. 347 Nor let Hannibals opinion counterballance this.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 687 These Mechanick Theists are again counterballanced by another sort of Atheists, not Mechanical.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. viii. 106 Two opposite causes seem to counter-balance one another.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. Introd. 8 A meeting-place to counterbalance the ale-house.

Derivatives

counterˈbalanced adj.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > of or relating to equilibrium > counterbalancing > counterbalanced

counterbalanced1611

counterpoised1625

counterweighted1870

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Contrebalancé, counterbalanced, counter~peised.

1875 R. F. Martin tr. J. Havrez On Recent Improvem. Winding Machinery 37 The saving of coal by means of counterbalanced drums.

counterˈbalancing adj.

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the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] > neutralizing or counteracting

corrective1541

correctory1620

counterbalancing1651

counterpoising1653

neutralizing1784

countervailing1793

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > of or relating to equilibrium > counterbalancing

counterbalancing1651

counterpoising1653

1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 77 Venice made a counter~balancing League with the King of Boheme.

1839 R. S. Robinson Naut. Steam Engine Explained 105 An eccentric pulley, with its counterbalancing weight to the long diameter.

counterˈbalancer n. an arrangement in an organ acting as a counterbalance.

ΚΠ

1880 C. A. Edwards Organs ii. i. 43 An arrangement of what are called counterbalancers is used.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	counterbalance
释义	counterbalancen. Brit. /ˈkaʊntəˌbaləns/, U.S. /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌbæləns/ Forms: Also 1500s–1800s with hyphen. Etymology: counter- prefix 2g; in sense 4 apparently < counterbalance v. †1. The opposite scale of a balance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > a balance > scale of a balance > opposite scale counterbalancea1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. G2 If nothing be put in the counter-ballance. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. vi. sig. R8 As if it were two counter-ballances, that their estate goes hiest when the people goes lowest. 2. A weight used to balance another weight; spec. that used to balance the weight of a rotating or ascending and descending part, so as to make it easily moved and to diminish its momentum when in motion; also to cause a rotating body to return to a particular position after being moved, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > ponderable matter > that which is heavy or a heavy mass > used on account of its weight > equal or counterbalancing counterpoisec1430 counterbalance1611 witherweight1642 counterweight1693 balance weight1824 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance > object used as again-weight1340 counterpoisec1430 counterweight1768 compensation-balance1805 compensation-pendulum1807 compensating-pendulum1819 compensator1837 bumper1868 counterbalance1875 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Contrebalance, a counterbalance, a counterpoise. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 404 It comes out a Foot further than the Wall..to serve as a Counter~ballance. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. ii. 51 The air is always a counter-ballance to itself. 1875 R. F. Martin tr. J. Havrez On Recent Improvem. Winding Machinery 54 Employment of Counterbalance Chains. This counterbalance is made of large iron rings hung to the end of a chain with flat links, and working up and down a staple pit. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Apr. 2/1 All the piston has to do..is to sustain the weight of the passengers, as the counterbalance lifts the car. 3. figurative. A power or influence which balances the effect of a contrary one. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > neutralizing or counteracting > that which counterpoisec1430 counterbalance1640 countersway1643 counterweight1768 neutralizer1796 counter-influence1834 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance counterpoise1594 opposition1594 counterbalance1640 offset1769 set-off1774 equipoise1780 makeweight1787 equilibrant1883 standoff1888 1640 in Hamilton Papers (1880) App. 261 Hee held the Hammiltons a good counterballance to weigh the House of Lenox downe. 1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. ii. i. 152 Self-Knowledge..will be..a happy Counter-ballance to the Faults and Excesses of his natural Temper. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 95 As a counter-balance to her other perfections. 1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. lxix. 459 Freedom was in his eyes a counterbalance to poverty, discord, war, and more. †4. Weighing of one thing against another; comparison. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] evennessOE eveningc1225 collationc1374 respitea1382 comparison1393 proportion?a1425 resemblance?a1439 comparation1483 comparing1489 commensuration1526 parificationc1537 conferring1561 paragon1590 counter-scale1645 counterbalance1647 collibration1656 confrontation1665 similituding1681 simile1682 confronting1887 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 45 [This] will appeare if we cast them in counterbalance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). counterbalancev. /ˌkaʊntəˈbaləns/ Etymology: counter- prefix 1. †1. transitive. Of a person: To weigh against. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > compare [verb (transitive)] > balance against counterweighc1430 weigha1535 proportion1591 counterbalance1603 scalea1616 appoisea1670 counterpoise1685 tally1702 commeasure1849 benchmark1963 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xix. 31 He is very vnworthie hir acquaintance, that counter-ballanceth hir cost to his fruit, and knowes neither the graces nor vse of it. 2. Of a thing: To act as a counterbalance to; to counterpoise. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance against or counterbalance > of a thing counterbalance1611 balance1622 counterweigh1856 counterpoise- 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Contrebalancer, to counterbalance or counter~peise..to make of equall weight with. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 223 The greatest height of the Cylinder of Mercury, which of it self counterballances the whole pressure of the Atmosphere. 1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 117 The Thrust or lateral Pressure of those Arches is intirely counter~ballanced and destroyed. 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 119 If a guinea..be counterbalanced by 129 grains in the opposite scale of the balance. 1840–56 S. C. Brees Gloss. Civil Engin. 123 A weight employed to counterbalance the vibrating parts of machinery upon their axes. 3. figurative. To balance or neutralize the effect of, by a contrary power or influence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > neutralize or counteract fordoc1175 counterpoisec1374 correct1578 countercheck1590 countervail1590 cancel1633 counterbalance1636 counterswaya1640 countermand1645 counter-influence1667 counteract1694 destroy1726 neutralizea1797 counterweigh1825 antagonize1833 mitigate1857 kill1858 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance against or counterbalance gaina1375 counterpoise1393 peisea1400 weigh1583 set1589 poise1600 to weigh against, again1600 affront1609 balance1624 cancel1633 counterbalance1636 counterpose1636 compensate1656 equilibriatea1657 outset1656 equiponderate1661 equipoise1664 equibalance1665 offset1673 countersway1710 to set off1749 counterweigh1825 equilibrate1829 to set against ——1832 equilibrize1833 1636 E. Dacres tr. N. Machiavel Disc. Livy II. 347 Nor let Hannibals opinion counterballance this. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 687 These Mechanick Theists are again counterballanced by another sort of Atheists, not Mechanical. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. viii. 106 Two opposite causes seem to counter-balance one another. View more context for this quotation 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. Introd. 8 A meeting-place to counterbalance the ale-house. Derivatives counterˈbalanced adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > of or relating to equilibrium > counterbalancing > counterbalanced counterbalanced1611 counterpoised1625 counterweighted1870 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Contrebalancé, counterbalanced, counter~peised. 1875 R. F. Martin tr. J. Havrez On Recent Improvem. Winding Machinery 37 The saving of coal by means of counterbalanced drums. counterˈbalancing adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] > neutralizing or counteracting corrective1541 correctory1620 counterbalancing1651 counterpoising1653 neutralizing1784 countervailing1793 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > of or relating to equilibrium > counterbalancing counterbalancing1651 counterpoising1653 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 77 Venice made a counter~balancing League with the King of Boheme. 1839 R. S. Robinson Naut. Steam Engine Explained 105 An eccentric pulley, with its counterbalancing weight to the long diameter. counterˈbalancer n. an arrangement in an organ acting as a counterbalance. ΚΠ 1880 C. A. Edwards Organs ii. i. 43 An arrangement of what are called counterbalancers is used. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.a1586v.1603
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