EQUIPONDERATE


Meaning of EQUIPONDERATE in English

I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrāt verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Medieval Latin aequiponderatus, past participle of aequiponderare, from Latin aequi- equi- + ponderare to weigh — more at ponder

intransitive verb

archaic : to be equal in weight or force

the design … must be regulated by the art of statics and the duly poising of all parts to equiponderate — Sir Christopher Wren

transitive verb

archaic : to equal or make equal in weight : counterbalance , balance

II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_rə̇t adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin aequiponderatus

archaic : equiponderant

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