Counterpoise
41Bascule — Bas cule (b[a^]s k[ u]l), n. [F., a seesaw.] In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. [1913 Webster] {Bascule bridge}, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking… …
42Bascule bridge — Bascule Bas cule (b[a^]s k[ u]l), n. [F., a seesaw.] In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. [1913 Webster] {Bascule bridge}, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by… …
43Unbalanced — Un*bal anced, a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un not + balanced; in sense 3, 1st pref. un + balance.] 1. Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise. [1913 Webster] Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit… …
44Thebes, Greece — Infobox Greek Dimos name = Thebes name local = Θήβα caption skyline = Remains of the Cadmea, the central fortress of ancient Thebes city city periph = Central Greece prefec = Boeotia population = 23820 population as of = 2001 area = metro pop =… …
45Antenna (radio) — Whip antenna on car …
46Ancient Thebes (Boeotia) — Infobox Former Country native name = Θῆβαι conventional long name = Thebes common name = Thebes continent = Europe region = Mediterranean country = Greece era = Classical Antiquity government type = Monarchy event start = year start = 6th century …
47counterbalance — 1. noun a) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance. b) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one. Syn: counterpoise …
48English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …
49Marco Blaauw — (born 23 September 1965 in Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland) is a Dutch trumpeter. Contents 1 Biography 2 List of trumpets 3 Double Bell Trumpet 4 …
50compensation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Equalizing payment Nouns 1. (act of compensating) compensation, satisfaction, indemnification, indemnity; compromise; counteraction, [equal and opposite] reaction; measure for measure; retaliation,… …
