counter-balanced

counter-balanced
counter-balanced counter-balanced counterbalanced counterbalancedadj. brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another.

Syn: counterpoised. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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