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21Pericles — /per i kleez /, n. c495 429 B.C., Athenian statesman. * * * born с 495, Athens died 429 BC, Athens Athenian general and statesman largely responsible for the full development of Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire. Related to the… …
22ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
23counterbalance — [[t]ka͟ʊntə(r)bælens[/t]] counterbalances, counterbalancing, counterbalanced also counter balance 1) VERB To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect. [V n] Add honey to… …
24balanced — al anced adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; opposite of {unbalanced}. the carefully balanced seesaw a properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of… …
25Counterbalance — Coun ter*bal ance ( b?l ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterbalanced} ( anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterbalancing}.] To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance. [1913… …
26counter-balanced — counterbalanced counterbalancedadj. brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another. Syn: counterpoised. [WordNet 1.5] …
27Counterbalancing — Counterbalance Coun ter*bal ance ( b?l ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterbalanced} ( anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterbalancing}.] To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to… …
28poised — balanced al anced adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; opposite of {unbalanced}. the carefully balanced seesaw a properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend… …
29Titan crane — Ti tan crane (Mach.) A massive crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used esp. for setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters,… …
30Torricellian — Tor ri*cel li*an, a. Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric pressure. See {Barometer}. [1913 Webster]… …
