counterweight
English
noun
Definitions
- A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
Etymology
Prefix from English weight.
Origin
English
weight
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atomweight English
- backweight English
- bantamweight English
- birthweight English
- biweight English
- bobweight English
- bodyweight English
- clockweight English
- cruiserweight English
- cwt. English
- deweight English
- doubleweight English
- downweight English
- draw weight English
- featherweight English
- flyweight English
- heavyweight English
- hundredweight English
- laceweight English
- letterweight English
- lightweight English
- makeweight English
- mediumweight English
- middleweight English
- midweight English
- minimumweight English
- multiweight English
- normoweight English
- overweight English
- paperweight English
- pennyweight English
- preweight English
- pseudoweight English
- reweight English
- sportweight English
- strawweight English
- summerweight English
- topweight English
- underweight English
- unweight English
- upweight English
- weight English
- weightable English
- weighten English
- weighteth English
- weightful English
- weightism English
- weightist English
- weightless English
- weightlifter English
- weightlifting English
- weightlike English
- weightsome English
- weightwise English
- weighty English
- welter-weight English
- winterweight English
- witherweight English
- ウエイト Japanese
- weight Middle English
- ဝိတ် Burmese
- cwt.
- weight
- weighty
- unweight
- reweight
- weighten
- upweight
- biweight
- deweight
- preweight
- weightist
- weighteth
- bobweight
- topweight
- flyweight
- midweight
- weightism
- weightful
- downweight
- weightlike
- weightwise
- makeweight
- atomweight
- overweight
- bodyweight
- weightless
- backweight
- weightable
- laceweight
- weightsome
- sportweight
- birthweight
- underweight
- clockweight
- strawweight
- lightweight
- multiweight
- paperweight
- draw weight
- heavyweight
- pennyweight
- normoweight
- doubleweight
- weightlifter
- middleweight
- summerweight
- mediumweight
- winterweight
- letterweight
- pseudoweight
- bantamweight
- witherweight
- cruiserweight
- weightlifting
- minimumweight
- featherweight
- welter-weight
- hundredweight