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Counterpoises vs Counterpoised - What's the difference?

counterpoises | counterpoised |

As verbs the difference between counterpoises and counterpoised

is that counterpoises is (counterpoise) while counterpoised is (counterpoise).

As a noun counterpoises

is .

counterpoises

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (counterpoise)

    • Anagrams

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    counterpoised

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (counterpoise)

    • counterpoise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Verb

    (counterpois)
  • To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
  • * Sir K. Digby
    • Weights, counterpoising one another.
  • To act against with equal power; to balance.
  • * Spenser
    • So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and to counterpoise the rest.