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counterbalance

coun·ter·bal·ance [ kówntər bàllənss ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle coun·ter·bal·anced, present participle coun·ter·bal·anc·ing, 3rd person present singular coun·ter·bal·anc·es)
Definition:
 
1. have opposing effect on something: to be or have an equal and opposing force or effect on something

2. balance something with equal weight: to make something balance by putting equal weight on the opposite side



noun  (plural coun·ter·bal·anc·es)
Definition:
 
1. counterbalancing person or thing: somebody or something that has an equal and opposing force or effect on somebody or something else

2. balanced state: a state of balance with an equal and opposing force or effect

3. weight that balances another: a weight that exactly balances another weight

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