adjective
- balanced or equipped with a counterweight to offset or equalize weight or force
verb
- past tense and past participle of counterweight; to balance or offset with an opposing weight
Examples
- The counterweighted door closes slowly and smoothly without slamming.
- Engineers counterweighted the crane's arm to prevent it from tipping over.
- The counterweighted pulley system made it easier to lift heavy objects.
- A counterweighted seesaw allows children of different weights to play together.
- The architect designed a counterweighted structure to improve stability.
- They counterweighted the scale by adding metal plates to the lighter side.