COUNTERBALANCES
Noun
counterbalances
plural of counterbalance
Source: Wiktionary
COUNTERBALANCE
Coun`ter*bal"ance (-bl"ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterbalanced (-
anst); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterbalancing.]
Definition: 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.
Coun"ter*bal`ance (koun"tr-bl`ans), n.
Definition: A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing
another; as:
(a) 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.
(b) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a
drawbridge or a scale beam.
Money is the counterbalance to all other things purchasable by it.
Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition