English-Thai Dictionary
counterpoise
N ความ สมดุล สภาพ ที่ สมดุล balance kwam-som-dun
counterpoise
VT ทำให้ สมดุล counterpose counterbalance tam-hai-som-dun
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COUNTERPOISE
v.t.s as z. [See Poise. ] 1. To counterbalance; to weigh against with equal weight; to be equiponderant to; to equal in weight.
The force and distance of weights counterpoising each other, ought to be reciprocal.
The heaviness of bodies must be counterpoised by a plummet fastened about the pulley to the axis.
2. To act against the equal power or effect; to balance. The wisdom of the senate may be able to counterpoise the rash impetuosity of a democratic house.
COUNTERPOISE
n. 1. Equal weight acting in opposition to something; equiponderance; a weight sufficient to balance another in the opposite scale; equal balance.
2. Equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force; equipollence.
The second nobles are a counterpoise to the higher nobility.
3. In the manege, a position of the rider in which his body is duly balanced in his seat, not inclined more to one than the other.
COUNTERPOISED
pp. Balanced by an equivalent opposing weight, or by equal power.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COUNTERPOISE
COUNTERPOISE Coun "ter *poise ` (koun "tr-poiz `; 277 ), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counterpoised (-poizd `); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterpoising. ] Etym: [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F. contrepeser. See Counter, adv. , and Poise, v. t. ]
1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weght; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance. Weigts, counterpoising one another. Sir K. Digby.
2. To act against with equal power; to balance. So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and counterpoise the rest. Spenser.
COUNTERPOISE
Coun "ter *poise ` (koun "tr-poiz `), n. Etym: [OE. countrepese, OF. contrepois, F. contrepods. See Counter, adv. , and Poise, n.]
1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight. Fastening that to our exact balance, we put a metalline counterpoise into the opposite scale. Boyle.
2. An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force. The second nobles are a counterpoise to the higher nobility, that they grow not too potent. Bacon.
3. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrum; equiponderance. The pendulous round eart, with balanced air, In counterpoise. Milton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
counterpoise
coun ter poise |ˈkountərˌpoiz ˈkaʊntərpɔɪz | ▶noun a factor, force, or influence that balances or neutralizes another: they see the power of Brussels as a counterpoise to that of London. money is a good counterpoise to beauty. • a counterbalancing weight. • a state of equilibrium. ▶verb [ with obj. ] have an opposing and balancing effect on: excess on one hand is counterpoised by fundamental lack on the other. • bring into contrast: the stories counterpoise a young recruit with an old-timer. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French contrepois, from contre ‘against ’ + pois from Latin pensum ‘weight. ’ Compare with poise 1. The verb, originally counterpeise, from Old French contrepeser, was altered under the influence of the noun in the 16th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
counterpoise
coun ¦ter |poise |ˈkaʊntəpɔɪz | ▶noun a factor or force that balances or neutralizes another: the organization sees the power of Brussels as a counterpoise to that of London. • a counterbalancing weight. • a state of equilibrium. ▶verb [ with obj. ] have an opposing and balancing effect on: they make a delightful couple, his gentle intellectuality counterpoised by her firm practicality. • bring into contrast: the stories counterpoise a young recruit with an old-timer. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French contrepois from contre ‘against ’ + pois from Latin pensum ‘weight ’. Compare with poise 1. The verb, originally counterpeise, from Old French contrepeser, was altered under the influence of the noun in the 16th cent.
The Wordsmith Dictionary