单词 | counterpoised |
释义 | counterpoised (once / 135855 pages) adj WORD FAMILY counterpoise: counterpoised, counterpoises, counterpoising USAGE EXAMPLESThe sequence establishes the idea of abundant, life-affirming natural energy, counterpoised against mortality and the strictures of civilization. Washington Post(Mar 18, 2015) As the mercury rises in the pressure tube this iron wire is pushed up, being very delicately counterpoised over a wheel. Gardner, Henry A., Paint Technology and Tests(2011) The float is attached to a delicate watch-chain, which passes over the wheel and is adequately counterpoised. Negretti, Henry, A Treatise on Meteorological Instru...(2011) adj brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another Syn counterbalanced balanced being in a state of proper equilibrium |
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