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counterbalancer

counterbalancer noun: one who, or that which, counterbalances.

Noun

counterbalancer (plural counterbalancers)

  1. One who, or that which, counterbalances.
  2. Part of a bicycle designed to reduce vibration.
    • The footpegs and handlebars buzz as the engine revs —— the counterbalancer that controls vibration in the stock KLR has been omitted to save weight and reduce complexity.2008 February 24, Dexter Ford, “Diesel-Sipping Motorcycle for the Marines”, in New York Times

Forms of counterbalancer

pluralcounterbalancers

Origin of counterbalancer

From counterbalance + -er.

Questions about counterbalancer

What does counterbalancer mean?
Counterbalancer means one who, or that which, counterbalances.
What part of speech is counterbalancer?
Counterbalancer is a noun.
What is the plural of counterbalancer?
The plural of counterbalancer is counterbalancers.

Words near counterbalancer in the dictionary

  1. counterattractive
  2. counterattracts
  3. counterauthoritarian
  4. counterbalance
  5. counterbalanced
  6. counterbalancer
  7. counterbalancers
  8. counterbalances
  9. counterbalanceth
  10. counterbalancing
  11. counterbalancingly

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