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Counterweight
01
a mass used to provide balance to another mass
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
counterweights
Examples
The elevator uses a counterweight to help lift and lower the car smoothly.
to counterweight
01
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
counterweight
3rd person singular
counterweights
present participle
counterweighting
past simple
counterweighted
past participle
counterweighted
