The state of being balanced; equilibrium.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > a counterbalance (20) counterpoise1594 The state of being balanced; equilibrium. opposition1594 gen. That which is contrary or opposite; that which contrasts or counterbalances. Obsolete. counterbalance1640 figurative. A power or influence which balances the effect of a contrary one. offset1769 Something set off against something else so as to counterbalance it, as an item on one side of an account equivalent to one on the other side… set-off1774 In wider sense: A taking into account of something as a counterbalance to a partial compensation for something else; a counterbalancing or… equipoise1780 A counterpoise; a balancing or equivalent force. Chiefly figurative. makeweight1787 figurative. A counterbalancing weight, a counterpoise. Obsolete. equilibrant1883 (See quot. 1883.) standoff1888 U.S. Something which acts as a counterbalance. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— object used as (9) — counterbalancing (2) |
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