"counterbalancing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: counterbalancings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterbalancing (plural counterbalancings)
  1. The act by which something is counterbalanced.
    Sense id: en-counterbalancing-en-noun-UydYoGaB

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} counterbalancing
  1. present participle and gerund of counterbalance Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: counterbalance
    Sense id: en-counterbalancing-en-verb-kia6-bIc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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