'counterweight' definitions:
Definition of 'counterweight'
From: WordNet
noun
A weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser]
verb
Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose]
Synonyms of 'counterweight'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act drop,
- asbestos,
- asbestos board,
- backdrop,
- balance,
- balance rudder,
- balance wheel,
- ballast,
- batten,
- border,
- cloth,
- consideration,
- coulisse,
- counterbalance,
- counterblast,
- countercurrent,
- counterforce,
- counterinfluence,
- counterpoise,
- counterpressure,
- crosscurrent,
- curtain,
- curtain board,
- cyclorama,
- decor,
- drop,
- drop curtain,
- equipoise,
- equivalent,
- fin,
- fire curtain,
- fixative,
- flat,
- flipper,
- flywheel,
- foul wind,
- give-and-take,
- governor,
- gyroscope,
- hairspring,
- hanging,
- head wind,
- keel,
- makeweight,
- mordant,
- offset,
- pendulum,
- quid pro quo,
- rag,
- scene,
- scenery,
- screen,
- setoff,
- shock absorber,
- side scene,
- something of value,
- springs,
- stabilizator,
- stage screw,
- stiffening,
- tab,
- tableau,
- tail plane,
- teaser,
- tit for tat,
- tormentor,
- transformation,
- transformation scene,
- undercurrent,
- wing,
- wingcut,
- woodcut