counterpoise
Meaning of counterpoise
- a factor or force that balances or neutralizes another.
the organization sees the power of Brussels as a counterpoise to that of London
- have an opposing and balancing effect on.
they make a delightful couple, his gentle intellectuality counterpoised by her firm practicality
late Middle English: from Old French contrepois from contre ‘against’ + pois from Latin pensum ‘weight’. Compare with poise1. The verb, originally counterpeise, from Old French contrepeser, was altered under the influence of the noun in the 16th century.
Information about counterpoise
- The plural form of counterpoise is: counterpoises.
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Hyphenation of counterpoise
coun-ter-poise
- It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
- counterpoise is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
counterpoise synonyms
Meaning counterweight:
counterweight, counterbalance, balance, equalizer, counterpose
Translation of counterpoise
- French: contrepoids
- Spanish: contrapeso
- Italian: contrappeso
- Portuguese: contrapeso
Words that rhyme with counterpoise
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