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Counterweight
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a mass used to provide balance to another mass
Example
A crane 's counterweight is essential for stabilizing heavy loads during construction.
In the clock mechanism, the counterweight helps regulate the movement of the pendulum.
To balance the scale, she added a counterweight to the opposite side.
to counterweight
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constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Example
A crane's counterweight is essential for stabilizing heavy loads during construction.
In the clock mechanism, the counterweight helps regulate the movement of the pendulum.
To balance the scale, she added a counterweight to the opposite side.
The elevator uses a counterweight to help lift and lower the car smoothly.
The seesaw worked perfectly because each end had an equal counterweight.
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