counterweightn.

Brit.

/ˈkaʊntəweɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌweɪt/

Etymology: counter- prefix 2g: compare counterweigh v. and counterpoise n.

1. A weight in the opposite scale, a counterbalancing weight, a counterpoise.

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

1693 London Gaz. No. 2837/4 Lines, Pullies, and Counter~weights.

1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence v. 216 However it may be outweigh'd..by a Counterweight in the prevailing Scale.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. ii. 45 As soon as the counter-weight was taken off..the spring exerted it's power.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 394/2 The telescope is balanced by counter-weights suspended by chains.

2. figurative.

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 > object used as

again-weight1340

counterpoisec1430

counterweight1768

compensation-balance1805

compensation-pendulum1807

compensating-pendulum1819

compensator1837

bumper1868

counterbalance1875

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 154 They attribute [to the Will] a power of controuling desire without aid of any counter weight whatsoever.

a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 662/1 Physical studies as a counter-weight..to theology.

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

单词	counterweight
释义	counterweightn. Brit. /ˈkaʊntəweɪt/, U.S. /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌweɪt/ Etymology: counter- prefix 2g: compare counterweigh v. and counterpoise n. 1. A weight in the opposite scale, a counterbalancing weight, a counterpoise. 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 1693 London Gaz. No. 2837/4 Lines, Pullies, and Counter~weights. 1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence v. 216 However it may be outweigh'd..by a Counterweight in the prevailing Scale. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. ii. 45 As soon as the counter-weight was taken off..the spring exerted it's power. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 394/2 The telescope is balanced by counter-weights suspended by chains. 2. figurative. 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 > object used as again-weight1340 counterpoisec1430 counterweight1768 compensation-balance1805 compensation-pendulum1807 compensating-pendulum1819 compensator1837 bumper1868 counterbalance1875 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 154 They attribute [to the Will] a power of controuling desire without aid of any counter weight whatsoever. a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 662/1 Physical studies as a counter-weight..to theology. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1693
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