Counterpose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚpˌoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊntəpˌəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊntəpˌəʊz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚpˌoʊz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

counterpoise counterweight

Word Forms

counterweight	noun	a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise	noun	a weight that balances another weight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gegenstück

ein Gegengewicht bzw. Gegengewicht dazu darstellen

🇫🇷French

contreposer

constituer un contrepoids ou un contrepoids à

🇪🇸Spanish

contraponer

constituir un contrapeso o contrapeso a

🇮🇹Italian

contrapporre

costituire un contrappeso o un contrappeso

🇳🇱Dutch

tegengesteld

vormen een tegenwicht of tegenwicht voor

🇵🇹Portuguese

contrapor

constituem um contrapeso ou contrapeso para

🇷🇺Russian

противопоставлять

представляют собой противовес или противовес

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिकार

प्रतिकार या प्रतिसंतुलन का गठन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাল্টা

একটি পাল্টা ওজন বা প্রতিভারসাম্য গঠন

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்க்கருத்து

ஒரு எதிர் எடை அல்லது எதிர் சமநிலையை உருவாக்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిఘటించు

ఒక కౌంటర్ వెయిట్ లేదా కౌంటర్ బ్యాలెన్స్‌ను ఏర్పరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिवाद

चे काउंटरवेट किंवा काउंटरबॅलेंस तयार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિક્રમણ

માટે કાઉન્ટરવેઇટ અથવા કાઉન્ટરબેલેન્સ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಯಾಗಿ

ಗೆ ಕೌಂಟರ್ ವೇಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕೌಂಟರ್ ಬ್ಯಾಲೆನ್ಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എതിർപ്പ്

എന്നതിലേക്കുള്ള ഒരു കൌണ്ടർവെയ്റ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൗണ്ടർബാലൻസ് രൂപീകരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਊਂਟਰਵੇਟ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਦਾ ਗਠਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوابی

کا کاؤنٹر ویٹ یا کاؤنٹر بیلنس تشکیل دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对立

构成配重或平衡

🇯🇵Japanese

カウンターポーズ

～に対するカウンターウェイトまたはカウンターバランスを構成する

🇰🇷Korean

반대하다

균형추 또는 평형추를 구성합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phản đối

tạo thành một đối trọng hoặc đối trọng với

🇹🇭Thai

ตรงกันข้าม

ถือเป็นเครื่องถ่วงหรือถ่วงดุลให้

🇮🇩Indonesian

berlawanan

merupakan penyeimbang atau penyeimbang

🇵🇭Filipino

kontrahin

bumubuo ng counterweight o counterbalance sa

🇲🇾Malay

melawan

membentuk pengimbang atau pengimbang kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضاد

يشكل ثقلاً موازناً أو ثقلاً موازناً

🇮🇷Persian

مخالفت کردن

یک وزنه تعادل یا تعادل برای

🇹🇷Turkish

karşı koymak

bir karşı ağırlık veya dengeleyici denge oluşturur

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניגוד

מהווים משקל נגד או מאזן נגד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'counterpose'?

The primary meaning of 'counterpose' is 'constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to'.

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Using 'counterpose' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'counterpose' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'counterpose' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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