COUNTERPOISE
\kˈa͡ʊntəpˌɔ͡ɪz], \kˈaʊntəpˌɔɪz], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə_p_ˌɔɪ_z]\
Definitions of COUNTERPOISE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
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A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
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An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
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The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To poise or weigh against or on the opposite side: to act in opposition to with equal effect.
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An equally heavy weight in the other scale.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To offset with an equal weight; counterbalance; frustrate.
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A counterbalancing weight, effort, power, etc.; equilibrium.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Equiponderance, equivalence of weight; the state of being placed in the opposite scale of the balance; equipollence, equivalence of power.
By Thomas Sheridan