counterweight
Offsetting heavy object
A counterweight is a weight that balances another weight, typically in mechanical systems where one mass offsets another to create equilibrium or controlled movement: The elevator's counterweight makes it easier to lift the cab.
Figuratively, anything that balances or offsets a force or influence: The Senate serves as a counterweight to the House.
As a verb, to counterweight is to balance with an opposing weight.
Rotational force measurement
- pivotPoint of rotation
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- forceStrength or compulsion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
mechanical advantage · amplification · pressure · power · rotation · swing · lift · displacement
State of balance
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
neutralization · equalization · adjustment · calibration · centering · distribution · proportion · symmetry
Order to pay
- foilDefeat a plan
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- correctiveDesigned to remedy flaws
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
opposition · balance · equalizer · moderator · offset · hedge · safeguard · buffer
Secures ships to seabed
- ballastShip stability material
- steadinessState of being constant
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- supportTo uphold or sustain
reinforcement · grounding · firmness · security · solidity · resistance · dampening · bracing
pulley
Grooved wheel for rope
cable · winch · block · tackle · rigging · derrick · gantry · jib · boom · sheave
torque
Rotational force measurement
momentum · mechanical advantage · amplification · pressure · power · rotation · swing · lift · displacement · ratio
equilibrium
State of balance
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- compensationPayment for services rendered
stabilization · neutralization · equalization · adjustment · calibration · centering · distribution · proportion · symmetry · parity
check
Order to pay
- foilDefeat a plan
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- correctiveDesigned to remedy flaws
counterpart · opposition · balance · equalizer · moderator · offset · hedge · safeguard · buffer · restraint
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- ballastShip stability material
- steadinessState of being constant
- foundationUnderlying support structure
support · reinforcement · grounding · firmness · security · solidity · resistance · dampening · bracing · mooring
- scalesmeasure, balance, balance scale, digital scale, bathroom scale
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- balance & stabilitybalance, stabilizer, fulcrum, seesaw, steadying
- elevatorselevator, elevators, elevator shaft, lift shaft, elevator doors
- Pre-electric technologywaterwheel, water wheel, windlass, pulley, plow
- stabilitystable, steady, firmness, unstable, equilibrium
counterweightload
Carried weight or burden
payload · cargo · burden · ballast · dead weight
- counterweight systemMechanism using opposing loads