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counterpiece

counterpiece noun: a piece or component that serves to counterbalance another.

Noun

counterpiece (plural counterpieces)

  1. A piece or component that serves to counterbalance another.
    • The remedy was to place a counterpiece of brass or copper wire upon the needle, the adjustment being made here.1837, The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette

Forms of counterpiece

pluralcounterpieces

Origin of counterpiece

From counter- + piece.

Questions about counterpiece

What does counterpiece mean?
Counterpiece means a piece or component that serves to counterbalance another.
What part of speech is counterpiece?
Counterpiece is a noun.
What is the plural of counterpiece?
The plural of counterpiece is counterpieces.

Words near counterpiece in the dictionary

  1. counterpicketers
  2. counterpicketing
  3. counterpickets
  4. counterpicture
  5. counterpictures
  6. counterpiece
  7. counterpieces
  8. counterpin
  9. counterpins
  10. counterpiracy
  11. counterplan

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