When the elevator goes up, the counterweight goes down.
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Counterweight
Synonyms for "counterweight" (98 found)
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Noun(8 words)
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10 entriesanalytical adjustmentbalancing actionbalancing factorbalancing techniquecounterbalanceloadmechanical adjustmentopposereference weightweight
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13 entriesbalancing weightbias counterweightingcalibration weightcrane counterweightdynamic counterweightingeconomic counterweightelevator counterweightgeopolitical counterweightoffset counterweightingpolitical counterweightrisk counterweightingstatic counterweightingstatistical counterweighting
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10 entriesattach counterweightbalance the loadcounterweight cablecounterweight pulleycounterweight systemcrane counterweightelevator counterweighthydraulic counterweightprovide a counterweightweight balancing
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Four 110-ton counterweights, one in each tower, make this feat possible by reducing the effective weight to be lifted to some 25 tons; but an additional 20 tons (a very heavy snow load) can be lifted if necessary.
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Like other supertall towers, 432 Park relies on the counterweight system to address the forces of wind and reduce the feeling of swaying for residents.
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A counterweight to the anti-immigrant fear mongering of the former leader of the right-wing U.K. Independence Party, Nigel Farage, Lexiteers^([sic]) argued a left-wing, democratic and internationalist case for Brexit.
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