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Counterbalance
01
a weight or mechanism used to provide stability and balance by offsetting the weight of another object or system
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
complex compound
Countable
Plural form
counterbalances
Examples
The heavy base acts as a counterbalance to the tall structure.
02
a compensating equivalent
03
equality of distribution
to counterbalance
01
adjust for
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
counterbalance
3rd person singular
counterbalances
Present participle
counterbalancing
Past simple
counterbalanced
Past participle
counterbalanced
02
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
03
contrast with equal weight or force
