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counterbalanced definition and meaning

v. t. To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
n. A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another
n. A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel
n. A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam.
imp. & p. p. of Counterbalance