English → Latin
“counterbalance” in Latin
aequipondiumcounterpoise, counterweightaequōto equalize, make equal to something else, equate; to compare; to place on equal footing with; to make level or smoothexaequōto equalize; to balance or compensate (for)pēnsōto ponder, consider; to weigh, counterbalance; to pay for, purchase
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
counterbalance s.
*vis renitens (after Plin., 2, 82, 84; e.g., altera vis alteri renititur) :aequipondium (in so far as it establishes an equilibrium with another weight, Vitr., 10, 3, 4).
counterbalance v.
aequare: exaequare (to make equal): pensare: compensare aliquid aliqua re (to weigh, as it were, one thing against the other, to establish an equilibrium): parem calculum ponere cum aliqua re (to give as good in return; e.g., a present, Plin., Ep., 5, 2, = remunerari aliquem quam simillimo munere): the benefits received counterbalance those conferred, par est ratio acceptorum et datorum: to counterbalance the deficiency in the revenue by economy, quod cessat ex reditu, frugalitate supplere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for counterbalance?
- The usual Latin words for “counterbalance” are aequipondium, aequō, exaequō; also pēnsō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.