COUNTERPOISE


Meaning of COUNTERPOISE in English

[coun.ter.poise] vt [ME countrepesen, fr. MF contrepeser, fr. contre- + peser to weigh--more at poise] (14c): counterbalance

[2]counterpoise n (15c) 1: counterbalance

2: an equivalent power or force acting in opposition

3: a state of balance

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