counterpoise

  1. Noun.   weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
  2. Noun.  n equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
  3. Noun.  he relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.
  4. Verb.  o act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
  5. Verb.  o act against with equal power; to balance.

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