counterweight
/ˈkaʊntərˌweɪt/
noun
- A weight that balances another weight, as in a machine or system.
- The old clock's pendulum had a brass counterweight to keep accurate time.
- The elevator uses a counterweight to make lifting the car more efficient.
- A counterweight on the crane's arm prevents it from tipping over.
- Something that balances or offsets another force, influence, or factor.
- Her optimism was a perfect counterweight to his tendency to worry.
- The alliance acted as a counterweight to the power of the larger nation.
- The new park serves as a counterweight to the city's dense urban development.
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verb
- To balance or offset with a counterweight.
- The designer counterweighted the sculpture so it would stand upright.
- The engineers counterweight the bridge's drawbridge section carefully.
- They used sandbags to counterweight the hot air balloon basket.
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