Counterweight
['kaʊntəweɪt] or ['kaʊntɚ'wet]
Definition
(noun.) a weight that balances another weight.
(verb.) constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to.
Edited by Bertram--From WordNet
Examples
- After loading the pawls are tripped, and the greater gravity of the counterweight raises the gun to firing position again. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In this the hoisting cables from which the car is suspended have at the other end a counterweight and pass around driving sheaves in place of a drum. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This cylindrical counterweight is seen raised on the left of Fig. 272. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- One of these is placed in the hoistway under the car and one under the counterweight, they being capable of bringing a car to rest from full speed without discomfort to those in the car. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When the gun is fired the recoil raises the counterweight, and the gun descends and is locked in its lower position. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There has been a violent stress in one direction, and it needs a counterweight. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Weight of the porter-bar and chuck which hold the plate for forging is 125,000 pounds, exclusive of counterweights used. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Willard