English-Thai Dictionary

counterbalance

N น้ำหนัก ถ่วง  เครื่อง ถ่วง  counterpoise nam-nak-tuang

 

counterbalance

VT ถ่วงดุล  ถ่วง ให้ เท่ากัน  balance compensate tuang-dun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COUNTERBALANCE

v.t.[counter and balance. ] To weigh against; to weigh against with an equal weight; to act against with equal power or effect; to countervail A column of thirty inches of quicksilver, and a column of thirty-two feet of water, counterbalance the weight of a like column of the whole atmosphere. The pleasures of sin never counterbalance the pain, misery and shame which follow the commission of it.

 

COUNTERBALANCE

n.Equal weight, power or agency acting in opposition to any thing. Money is the counterbalance of all things purchasable.

 

COUNTERBALANCED

pp. Opposed by equal weight, power or effect.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COUNTERBALANCE

Coun `ter *bal "ance (-bl "ans ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterbalanced (-anst ); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterbalancing. ]

 

Defn: To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance. The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder. Boyle.The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature. Sir W. Hamilton.

 

COUNTERBALANCE

COUNTERBALANCE Coun "ter *bal `ance (koun "tr-bl `ans ), n.

 

Defn: A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another; as: (a ) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc. , on the opposite side of the wheel. (b ) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam. Money is the counterbalance to all other things purchasable by it. Locke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

counterbalance

coun ter bal ance ▶noun |ˈkountərˌbaləns ˈkaʊn (t )ərˌbæləns |a weight that balances another weight. • a factor having the opposite effect to that of another and so preventing it from exercising a disproportionate influence: his restoration to power was intended as a counterbalance to his rival's influence. ▶verb |ˌkountərˈbaləns ˌkaʊntərˈbæləns | [ with obj. ] (of a weight ) balance (another weight ). • neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite influence: the extra cost of mail order may be counterbalanced by its convenience.

 

Oxford Dictionary

counterbalance

coun ¦ter |bal ¦ance ▶noun |ˈkaʊntəˌbal (ə )ns |a weight that balances another weight. • a factor having the opposite effect to that of another and so preventing it from exercising a disproportionate influence: his restoration to power was intended as a counterbalance to his rival's influence. ▶verb |ˌkaʊntəˈbal (ə )ns | [ with obj. ] (of a weight ) balance (another weight ). • neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite influence: the extra cost of mail order may be counterbalanced by its convenience.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

counterbalance

counterbalance verb the risk is counterbalanced by the potential high yields: compensate for, make up for, offset, balance (out ), even out, counterpoise, counteract, equalize, neutralize; nullify, negate, undo.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

counterbalance

counterbalance verb the risk of failure tends to be counterbalanced by high rewards: compensate for, make up for, offset, balance, balance out, even out, equalize, neutralize, nullify, negate, undo, countervail, counterpoise, counteract; rare counterweigh, equilibrize, negative.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

counterbalance

c ò unter b á lance 動詞 他動詞 …と釣り合わせる, …に釣り合う ; …を中和 [相殺 ]する .名詞 /-́--̀ -/C «…への » 対抗勢力 ; «…と » 釣り合うもの «to » ; 中和するもの ; 平衡力 .