; Couillard: A simplified trebuchet, where the trebuchet's single counterweight is split, swinging on either side of a central support post.

This stability is provided in multihulls by the weight of the boat itself, in contrast to monohull sailcraft which typically use an underwater counterweight, a ballasted keel for this purpose, especially on larger sailboats.

Adjustable counterweight ; the dial below is the anti-skating adjustment.

After perfectly balancing the arm, the dial itself is " zeroed "; the stylus force can then be dialed in by screwing the counterweight towards the fulcrum.

By attaching a counterweight at the end ( or by further extending the cable upward for the same purpose ), the center of mass is kept well above the level of geostationary orbit.

The height of the counterweight varies by design and a typical, workable height is shown.

This structure is held in tension between Earth and the counterweight like an upside-down plumb bob.

In a crossplane V8, balance is achieved at each cylinder pair, since the primary imbalance of a 90 ° pair is a special case that can be cancelled with a crankshaft counterweight.

A heavy counterweight full of lead shot is installed in the steel linkage so that if the pedal is accidentally released, the drafting board will not spring into the upright position and injure the user.

The origin of the counterweight trebuchet is obscure, but it appears to have been invented somewhere in the Mediterranean basin in the twelfth century.

Her influence is strongest during the later events of Red Mars, where by the 2061 revolution she has been placed in charge of the asteroid Clarke that serves as the counterweight of the First Space Elevator.

In freehand ( 5A ) tricks, the yo-yo's string is not tied to the player's hand, instead ending in a counterweight.

The counterweight is then thrown from hand to hand and used as an additional element in the trick.

Wheel is a ridable single-axis self-balancing unicycle with an unusually low centre of gravity, with its rider in front of, rather than on top of its single wheel, balanced by a counterweight within the wheel.

This is because they don't require a keel counterweight since righting moment is derived from the spacing between multiple hulls.

A counterweight is an equivalent counterbalancing weight that balances a load.

A counterweight is often used in traction lifts ( elevators ), cranes and funfair rides.

Crankshaft: A counterweight is also used in many rotating systems to reduce vibrations due to imbalances in the rotating assembly.

Elevator: In traction ( non-hydraulic ) elevators, a heavy counterweight counterbalances the load of the elevator car, so the motor lifts much less of the car's weight ( specifically, the counterweight is the weight of the car plus 40-50 % of its rated capacity ).

It is seen as a counterweight to the equitable rule which confers a beneficial interest in the land on the purchaser once contracts are exchanged for purchase.

Commonly found in all-in-one stereos from assorted far-east brands, they used a thin plastic table set in a plastic plinth, no mats, belt drive, weak motors, and often, plastic tonearms with no counterweight.

However, the Protestant powers in the Imperial Diet often voted against money for his Turkish wars, as many Protestants saw the Muslim advance as a counterweight to the Catholic powers.

Naginata, first used around 750 AD, had a curved sword-like blade on a wood shaft with a metal counterweight, often spiked ; it was used more with a slashing action and forced the introduction of sune-ate ( shin guards ) as cavalry battles became more important.

Many variants have been proposed, but the concept most often refers to an elevator that reaches from the surface of the Earth to geostationary outer space, with a counterweight attached at its outer end.

The counterweight nowadays is nearly always a second spike, often with a flat end for prying.

ACS was created as a counterweight to, and is modeled after, the Federalist Society, and is often described as its progressive counterpart.

For example, theaters that incorporate built-in, grid-based counterweight fly systems often will also support additional, spot hemp system line sets for spot-rigging ( to spot something, in theatre jargon, simply means to ( re ) position something ).

Tension is provided either by a counterweight system or by hydraulic rams, which adjust the position of the bullwheel carriage to maintain design tension.

Those years saw the blooming of a partnership with character actor Javier Portales, who provided a counterweight to Olmedo's wild improvising.

On occasion, a counterweight is provided.

Military achievements aside, the presence of Pastora, a former FSLN revolutionary hero, among the Contras, helped the public image of the Contras abroad and provided a sort of public-relations counterweight to the bad reputation accorded to the FDN faction ( mostly led by ex-National-Guard " Somocistas ").

The remaining earth on the coffin provided a counterweight which snapped the partially covered coffin lid ( which was covered in sacking to muffle noise ) as crowbars or hooks pulled the lid free at the head of the coffin.

The M36 had a large bustle at the rear of its turret which provided a counterweight for the main gun.

" Fest also suggests a psychological motive: " A man who conformed so little to the National Socialist image of the elite ... may have had his reason, in the struggles for power at Hitler ’ s court, for offering keen anti-Semitism as a counterweight to his failure to conform to a type.

* the counterweight at the end of the hilt of a European sword, see Hilt # Pommel

When the mangonel was loaded the leader gave the order to release the main rod, and at the same time several men ( usually around 20 ) pulled the ropes attached to the counterweight.

By attaching a counterweight at the end, inertia ensures that the cable remains stretched taut, countering the gravitational pull on the lower sections and thereby allowing the elevator to remain in geostationary orbit.

A key program for Gondomar at the outset was to block the marriage negotiations between Prince Charles and a sister of Louis XIII, a French counterweight to marital alliances being concluded with the Spanish Habsburgs.

The pan continued to tilt with the weight of the coin until it fell off, at which point a counterweight snapped the lever up and turned off the valve.

An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia compares Willett's character to other " valiant counterweight " in Lovecraft such as Thomas Malone in " The Horror at Red Hook " ( 1925 ) and Henry Armitage in " The Dunwich Horror "; like Willett, Armitage " defeats the ' villains ' by incantations, and he is susceptible to the same flaws -- pomposity, arrogance, self-importance -- that can be seen in Willett.

This may have let the tail act as a rudder or counterweight when the animal was maneuvering at high speeds.

By using a counterweight, a cable would be lowered from the geosynchronous orbit to the surface of Earth while the counterweight was extended from the satellite away from Earth, keeping the center of mass of the cable at the same height above the Earth.

In fact, Israel for many years tolerated and at times encouraged Islamic activists and groups as a counterweight to the secular nationalists of the PLO and its dominant faction, Fatah.

Supply-side economics was formulated in the mid-1970s by Jude Wanniski and Robert L. Bartley at the Wall Street Journal as a counterweight to the reigning " demand-side " Keynesian economics.

) The great length of the pike was balanced by a counterweight at the rear end, which also functions as a butt-spike, allowing the sarissa to be planted into the ground.

Through them he was able to maintain an understanding with the German Chancellor, Bismarck to solve mutual problems, with Bismarck being a useful counterweight to French meddling in Egypt, and Britain being a useful ally of Austria-Hungary, thus meaning Bismarck did not have to choose between his two allies, Russia and Austria-Hungary, when they were at odds in the Balkans.

These giants used a clamshell bucket and counterweight system to scoop the cargo out of the holds, one load at a time.

After Leopold was elected Emperor, Johann Philipp, in an attempt to take advantage of the general distrust against the Emperor regarding his support of the Spanish Habsburgs who were still at war with France, helped resurrect the Rhenish League as a counterweight to Leopold's policies < ref > Klaus Malettke, < i > Les relations entre la France et le Saint-Empire au XVIIe siècle </ i >, Honoré Champion Éditeur, Paris, 2001, p. 233 .</ ref >, but as the French began to threaten the Rhineland and peace across the empire, Johann Philipp turned to the side of Leopold and helped unite the German church behind him.

Construction on the skyway in progress at left, with main span counterweight support columns in place at right of center ( 2004 )

:* Down to a 90 degree deviation saddle at the western counterweight.