counterbalance

vastapaino, tasapaino

tasapainottaa puhekieltä A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
puhekieltä A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
puhekieltä To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight.

''Big brother counterbalances his two siblings to the pound.

The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder.

''Arm wrestling is undecided as long as the opponents counterbalance each-other

The defenders knowledge of the terrain roughly counterbalances the attackers' superior equipment

The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature.

A considerable effort has been made in these volumes to counterbalance this activity by introducing the student to the plants as living entities with a "life of their own," as Spruce put it.