Meaning of Counterpoise | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight.
2. An effect of equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force or influence
3. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium

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Examples

“This necessary counterpoise, the affectionate and simple-minded will readily conceive, would arise⟳ to Louisa from the absence of those "dear familiar faces" which had hitherto constituted her world.”

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