单词 | counterpoise |
释义 | counterpoise n. & v. --n   1. a force etc. equivalent to another on the opposite side.   2. a state of equilibrium.   3. a counterbalancing weight. --vtr.   1. counterbalance.   2. compensate.   3. bring into or keep in equilibrium. Etymology: ME f. OF contrepeis, -pois, contrepeser (as COUNTER-, peis, pois f. L pensum weight: cf. POISE(1)) |
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