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Definition of Counterbalances
1. counterbalance [v] - See also: counterbalance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterbalances
Literary usage of Counterbalances
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On Mr. Spencer's Unification of Knowledge by Malcolm Guthrie (1882)
"General Survey of the counterbalances. In order to attain a general conception
of Biology, considered as a system of counterbalances to external forces, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Construction and Operation of Wood-working Machines by John Richards (1872)
"counterbalances on saw-mills and scroll-saws are themes as old as our country.
Old millwrights who built our " log-sawing" mills of rude and imperfect ..."
3. The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopædia: Comprehending Practical by Luke Hebert (1848)
"... as much water is let out from the double bottom q of the cradle o as will
cause the counterbalances to preponderate when they descend, and thereby cause ..."
4. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1863)
"... dispensing justice which more than counterbalances its advantages in contrast
with a system which, in other respects, is necessarily so much inferior. ..."
5. Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Meeting (1904)
"... that of other soldiers, and that the utility of the instrument more than
counterbalances the Hospital Corps Squad Showing Equipment. additional weight. ..."
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