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counterpoise
[ koun-ter-poiz ]
noun
- a counterbalancing weight.
- any equal and opposing power or force.
- the state of being in equilibrium; balance.
- Radio. a network of wires or other conductors connected to the base of an antenna, used as a substitute for the ground connection.
verb (used with object)
- to balance by an opposing weight; counteract by an opposing force.
- to bring into equilibrium.
- Archaic. to weigh (one thing) against something else; consider carefully.
counterpoise
/ 藞办补蕣苍迟蓹藢辫蓴瑟锄 /
noun
- a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- a state of balance; equilibrium
- a weight that balances another
- a radial array of metallic wires, rods, or tubes arranged horizontally around the base of a vertical aerial to increase its transmitting efficiency
verb
- to oppose with something of equal effect, weight, or force; offset
- to bring into equilibrium
- archaic.to consider (one thing) carefully in relation to another
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of counterpoise1
Example Sentences
This statement, a counterpoise to the natural-rights thinking of most of America鈥檚 founders, could pass as a reflection of Trumpian thinking yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Molina, the embodiment of theatrical excellence, is perfectly cast as the rational counterpoise to Brady鈥檚 zealotry.
In that story, Aethon morphs into different animals as he journeys around the world, counterpoising the theme of constancy in Doerr鈥檚 book 鈥 in all books 鈥 with the idea that the only inevitability is change.
A magical fable about how Tevye originally got into the milk business back in Anatevka is counterpoised by a darker yarn that culminates in the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York.
The baby is not a metaphor, the narrator warns us, yet her wild, untrammeled, inscrutable being is everywhere counterpoised by the internet鈥檚 similarly enigmatic existence.
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