counterpiece

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noun

A piece or component that serves to counterbalance another.

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nouncounterpiece (plural counterpieces)

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

Origin

From counter- + piece.

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Cite this entry
APA

counterpiece. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpiece

MLA

“counterpiece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpiece. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterpiece,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpiece.

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