English → Latin
“counterpoise” in Latin
exāminōto weigh or consider; to examinelībrōto poise, balance; to swing, brandish, hurl, cast, fling; to consider, weigh, ponderaequōto equalize, make equal to something else, equate; to compare; to place on equal footing with; to make level or smooth
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
counterpoise v.
pari pondere parem pensionem perficere (to produce an equilibrium by making the two weights equal): examinare (Vitrvius, 10, 8, of the lever; caput vectis faciundo motus circinationis cogit pressionibus examinare paucis manibus oneris maximi pondus): tantumdem pendere (Lucr., 1, 360): librare (Plin., hujus [aeris] vi suspensam - librari medio spatio tellurem): pari memento librare (after Col., 3, 12, 3; temperamentum pari momento libratum). Figuratively
To make equal to, aliquid alicui rei in aequo or parem ponere; aliquid alicui rei par facere: aequare or adaequare aliquid cum aliqua re: compensare aliquid cum aliqua re or aliqua re (e.g., bona cum vitiis, Hor., laetitiam cum doloribus, Cic.).
counterpoise s.
sarcoma, atis, neuter (the weight placed in the other scale, or appended to the other arm, etc., Vitr., 9, praef., 9, and 10): asquipondium (this weight, so far as it establishes an equilibrium against another weight, Vitr., 10, 3, 4): paria pondera. Vid: EQUILIBRIUM.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for counterpoise?
- The usual Latin words for “counterpoise” are exāminō, lībrō, aequō. 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.