- (n.) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam.
- (v.t.) To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
- (n.) A weight, power or agency, acting against or balancing another.
- (n.) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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