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📚 verb • entry_id 30391

counterbalance

/ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
contrabalancear
To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight.
Big brother counterbalances his two siblings to the pound.
[…] the remaining Air was not able to counterballance the Mercurial Cylinder, […]
Phrases
counterbalancercounterbalancingly
Word forms
counterbalancedcounterbalancedcounterbalancescounterbalancing