counterpoise

n. சமன்படுத்தும் எதிர் எடை, சரி எதிராற்றல், சரி சமநிலை, சரி ஒப்புநிலை, (வி.) சரி எதிர் எடையிடு, சரிசம ஆற்றலுடன் எதிர்ப்புச் செய், சமநிறையாக்கு, குறைபாடு ஈடு செய், சரி ஒப்பு நிலைக்குக் கொண்டுவா.

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Synonyms

#verb balance, equalize #noun makeweight, equilibrium

Antonyms

#verb over-balance, aggravate #noun preponderance

Coun"ter*poise` (koun"tr-poiz`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterpoised (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterpoising.] Etym: [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F. contrepeser. See Counter, adv., and Poise, v. t. ] 1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weght; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance. Weigts, counterpoising one another. Sir K. Digby. 2. To act against with equal power; to balance. So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and counterpoise the rest. Spenser. Coun"ter*poise` (koun"tr-poiz`), n. Etym: [OE. countrepese, OF. contrepois, F. contrepods. See Counter, adv., and Poise, n.] 1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight. Fastening that to our exact balance, we put a metalline counterpoise into the opposite scale. Boyle. 2. An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force. The second nobles are a counterpoise to the higher nobility, that they grow not too potent. Bacon. 3. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrum; equiponderance. The pendulous round eart, with balanced air, In counterpoise. Milton.

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