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Definition of Counterweight
1. Noun. A weight that balances another weight.
Specialized synonyms: Sash Weight, Tare
Generic synonyms: Weight
Derivative terms: Counterbalance, Counterbalance, Counterpoise, Equalise, Equalize
2. Verb. Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to.
Generic synonyms: Counterbalance, Oppose
Derivative terms: Counterpoise
Definition of Counterweight
1. Noun. A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge). ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To fit with a counterweight. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Counterweight
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterweight
Literary usage of Counterweight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stresses in Wire-wrapped Guns and in Gun Carriages: By Lieutenant Colonel by Colden L'Hommedieu Ruggles (1916)
"The relations between the velocities of the counterweight and top carriage at
any point are the same in counter-recoil as in recoil, so that when the gun is ..."
2. A Manual of the Mechanics of Engineering and of the Construction of Machines by Julius Ludwig Weisbach (1890)
"Inertia of the counterweight.—In the preceding paragraph only the statical action
of the counterweight was discussed. So long as the statical actions are ..."
3. The Building Law of the City of Boston: Being Acts of 1907, Chapter 550, as by Boston, Charles Stanhope Damrell (1919)
"The drum ends of the car and counterweight hoisting cables shall be secured ...
The car and counterweight ends of all cables replacing existing cables shall ..."
4. Historical and Descriptive Anecdotes of Steam-engines, and of Their by Robert Stuart (1829)
"... the interval during which the impulse of the steam was suspended, while the
counterweight drew the piston to the top of the cylinder, if not necessary, ..."
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