Counterpoise (verb)
cown-ter-poyz
to balance by an opposing weight; counteract by an opposing force
First recorded between 1375–1425 as a noun meaning “a counterbalancing weight.” Combines counter- + poise, related to the Latin pendere, meaning “to weigh.”
Example sentences
“The seesaw remained steady, perfectly counterpoised by the weight of the two children.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
