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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr & vb n. {Counterbalancing}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: counterbalanced adj : brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another [syn: {counterpoised}]
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