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Definition of Counterpoised
1. Adjective. Brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another.
Definition of Counterpoised
1. Verb. (past of counterpoise) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Counterpoised
1. counterpoise [v] - See also: counterpoise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterpoised
Literary usage of Counterpoised
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1827)
"... counterpoised by Aristocratic Associations.—Aristocratic Party eager for War
with France.—The French proclaim the Navigation of the Scheldt. ..."
2. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1809)
"... and between ten and twelve thousand of the Imperialists, where the King himself
was unfortunately slain, whose death counterpoised all the other. ..."
3. Experiments in Aerodynamics by Samuel Pierpont Langley (1902)
"THE counterpoised ECCENTRIC PLANE. If a rectangular plane be made to move through
the air at an angle of inclination with the direction of advance, ..."
4. Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1835)
"counterpoised by Aristocratic Associations.—Aristocratic Party eager for War with
France.— The French proclaim the Navigation of the Scheldt. ..."
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