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counterweight vs balance

balance vs counterweight

counterweight and balance both are nouns.

counterweight and balance both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
counterweight Yes No Yes No
balance Yes No Yes No
As nouns, counterweight and balance are synonyms defined as:
  • counterweight and balance: a weight that balances another weight
Other synonyms of counterweight include counterbalance, counterpoise, equaliser, equalizer.
counterweight (noun) balance (noun)
a weight that balances another weight a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
a weight that balances another weight
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
something left after other parts have been taken away
equality of distribution
a state of equilibrium
counterweight (verb) balance (verb)
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to hold or carry in equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium
Difference between counterweight and balance

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