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vastapaino, tasapaino
tasapainottaa
puhekieltä A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
puhekieltä A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
puhekieltä To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight.
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''Big brother counterbalances his two siblings to the pound.
Boyle
- The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder.
puhekieltä To apply force in order to balance an opposite one.
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''Arm wrestling is undecided as long as the opponents counterbalance each-other
puhekieltä To match or equal in effect, but acting in opposition
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The defenders knowledge of the terrain roughly counterbalances the attackers' superior equipment
Sir W. Hamilton
- The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature.
(RQ:Schuster Hepaticae V)
- A considerable effort has been made in these volumes to counterbalance this activity by introducing the student to the plants as living entities with a "life of their own," as Spruce put it.
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