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counterweight

/ˈkaʊn.tɚ.weɪt/

ទម្ងន់ទប់លំនឹង

  1. noun ទម្ងន់ទប់លំនឹង, ដុំដែកទប់ទម្ងន់
    a weight that balances another weight
    ទម្ងន់ដែលដាក់ទល់មុខដើម្បីរក្សាលំនឹងទម្ងន់ម្ខាងទៀត
    The elevator uses a heavy counterweight to move smoothly.
    ជណ្តើរយន្តប្រើទម្ងន់ទប់លំនឹងដ៏ធ្ងន់ដើម្បីធ្វើចលនាដោយរលូន។
  2. verb ទប់លំនឹង, ថ្លឹងទប់
    to balance with an equal weight or influence
    ដាក់ទម្ងន់ ឬកម្លាំងស្មើគ្នាដើម្បីទប់លំនឹង
    The risks were counterweighted by potential profits.
    ហានិភ័យត្រូវបានថ្លឹងទប់ដោយប្រាក់ចំណេញដែលអាចទទួលបាន។

Synonyms: counterbalance, ballast, equilibrium

Forms: counterweights, counterweighting, counterweighted

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.