Counterpoise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a weight that balances another weight

constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚpˌɔɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊntəpˌɔɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊntəpˌɔɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚpˌɔɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

counterweight counterbalance equaliser counterpose equalizer balance

Parts of Speech

noun	a weight that balances another weight
verb	constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

Word Forms

counterweight	verb	constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
counterbalance	verb	contrast with equal weight or force
counterpoise	verb	constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
equalize	verb	make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equalise	verb	make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
counterweight	noun	a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise	noun	a weight that balances another weight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gegengewicht

ein Gewicht, das ein anderes Gewicht ausgleicht

🇫🇷French

contrepoids

un poids qui équilibre un autre poids

🇪🇸Spanish

contrapeso

un peso que equilibra otro peso

🇮🇹Italian

contrappeso

un peso che bilancia un altro peso

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenwicht

een gewicht dat een ander gewicht in evenwicht brengt

🇵🇹Portuguese

contrapeso

um peso que equilibra outro peso

🇷🇺Russian

противовес

вес, который уравновешивает другой вес

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पासंग

एक वजन जो दूसरे वजन को संतुलित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপরীত

একটি ওজন যা অন্য ওজনের ভারসাম্য বজায় রাখে

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்நிலை

மற்றொரு எடையை சமநிலைப்படுத்தும் எடை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిరూపము

మరొక బరువును సమతుల్యం చేసే బరువు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिवाद

दुसरे वजन संतुलित करणारे वजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિક્રમણ

એક વજન જે બીજા વજનને સંતુલિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿರೂಪ

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ತೂಕವನ್ನು ಸಮತೋಲನಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ತೂಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൌണ്ടർപോയ്സ്

മറ്റൊരു ഭാരം സന്തുലിതമാക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഭാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਭਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਤੁਲਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقابلہ

ایک وزن جو دوسرے وزن کو متوازن کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平衡

平衡另一个重量的重量

🇯🇵Japanese

カウンターポイズ

別の重さと釣り合う重り

🇰🇷Korean

균세

다른 무게의 균형을 맞추는 무게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đối trọng

một trọng lượng cân bằng một trọng lượng khác

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อต้าน

น้ำหนักที่ทำให้น้ำหนักอื่นสมดุล

🇮🇩Indonesian

keseimbangan

beban yang menyeimbangkan beban lainnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موازنة

وزناً يوازن وزناً آخر

🇮🇷Persian

مخالفت

وزنه ای که وزن دیگری را متعادل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

denge

başka bir ağırlığı dengeleyen bir ağırlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

קונטרה

משקל שמאזן משקל אחר

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The primary meaning of 'counterpoise' is 'a weight that balances another weight'.

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