Counterpoise

(v. t.) To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.

(v. t.) To act against with equal power; to balance.

(n.) A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.

(n.) An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.

(n.) The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.

录入:莱尔

• The gun is fulcrumed in a lever frame provided with a counterpoise which more than balances the gun. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• When loaded and released the counterpoise raises the gun again to firing position. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• There was a piston in the cylinder driven up by the steam admitted below it, aided by a counterpoise at one end of an engine beam. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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