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counterpoise::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | balance, counterbalance, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer |
| Type of | weight |
| Has types | sash weight, tare |
counterpoise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | counterpose, counterweight |
| Type of | counterbalance, oppose |
Examples of counterpoise
counterpoise
All echo or counterpoise aspects of their daringly unorthodox Viennese predecessor.
From the independent.co.uk
When this counterpoise mistakenly shifts too far in favor of growth, tumors result.
From the sciencedaily.com
Sometimes he spoke with an excess of counterpoise.
From the time.com
The French used to be alone in looking to the EU as a counterpoise to America, but the other members have now joined in.
From the theatlantic.com
Russia, for instance, is using its control of natural gas to counterpoise EU and American policy initiatives.
From the washingtontimes.com
It is a weighty counterpoise to Hoxton hip.
From the economist.com
The required wire, called a counterpoise, is connected to each light fixture and to the power source grounding system.
From the sciencedaily.com
She is the perfect counterpoise, an off-the-rack Garbo who would have turned even Camille into a wild giggle.
From the time.com
It has Ceci n'est pas une pipe, aka The Treachery of Images, the flat denial of the words in perfect counterpoise with the image.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Counterweight: constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
- Counterpoise is an alternative review journal based in Gainesville, Florida (USA). It was founded in 1997 by Charles Willett, as a project of the AIP Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table . ...
- A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight; An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force; The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance; To act against ...
- Offset; balance; counterbalance; act as an equal effect.
- A wire or group of wires mounted close to ground, but insulated from ground, to form a low-impedance, high-capacitance path the ground. Used at medium frequencies (MF) and high frequencies (HF) to provide an RF ground for an antenna. (Also see ground plane.)
- The name of the whole object should be entered instead, when available.
- A conductor or system of conductors used as a substitute for a ground in an antenna system
- The second half of an antenna, which "balances" the radiating element to launch the RF wave. Although not always readily apparent, a counterpoise always exists and its suitability can greatly affect the efficiency of the antenna. ...
