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    counterweight is a weight that, by applying an opposite force, provides balance and stability of a mechanical system. The purpose of a counterweight is...
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    counterweight to swing the arm. It appeared in both Christian and Muslim lands around the Mediterranean in the 12th century, and was carried back to China...
    80 KB (9,339 words) - 21:53, 26 October 2024
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    system, is a system of ropes, pulleys, counterweights and related devices within a theater that enables a stage crew to fly (hoist) quickly, quietly and safely...
    62 KB (9,632 words) - 03:38, 17 June 2024
  • a mechanical system. Counterweight may also refer to: "Counterweight" (The Outer Limits), a 1964 television episode Counterweight, an organization founded...
    601 bytes (104 words) - 13:57, 19 July 2023
  • A counterweight brake (German: Wurfhebelbremse) is an early form of hand brake on railway tenders and tank locomotives. By throwing a counterweight lever...
    1,022 bytes (108 words) - 10:00, 6 February 2022
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    A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or...
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  • broke through the siege but was eventually defeated. The use of the counterweight trebuchet by the Yuan proved especially effective. Before the rule of...
    26 KB (3,321 words) - 03:26, 2 September 2024
  • attached to the surface near the equator and the other end attached to a counterweight in space beyond geostationary orbit (35,786 km altitude). The competing...
    88 KB (10,258 words) - 22:37, 21 October 2024
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    stand to remain stable. This construction uses a chain to keep the arm with the counterweight and the forearm parallel. The lamp-cap and counterweight move...
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  • "Counterweight" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 26 December 1964, during the second season. The great...
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    Helen Pluckrose (category Pages containing links to subscription-only content)
    pledged to provide resources such as mental health support and "expert guidance". Pluckrose ceased working for Counterweight in 2022 but continues to support...
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  • Weight/Counterweight is a double-LP album by trumpeter Bill Dixon and percussionists Aaron Siegel and Ben Hall. It was released in 2009 by Editions Brokenresearch...
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    Prakasam Barrage, causing significant damage to its counterweight. The impact led to the counterweight breaking into two pieces, raising concerns about...
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    AD. Unlike the later counterweight trebuchet, the mangonel operated on manpower-pulling cords attached to a lever and sling to launch projectiles. Although...
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  • The floating arm trebuchet is a counterweight siege weapon which is a modern variation of the medieval trebuchet. Their defining feature is free movement...
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    the frame assembly. Counterweight – a mass attached to the rear of the forklift truck frame. The purpose of the counterweight is to counterbalance the...
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    rod to a piston, the counterweight needed to balance the horizontal motion of the piston and connecting rod would be heavier than the counterweight needed...
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  • Counterweight (Korean: 평형추) is a 2021 science fiction novel by South Korean pseudonymous writer Djuna. It is Djuna's first novel to be translated and...
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  • power goes to Jack, his energy and disintegration power goes to Katie, his ability to fly goes to Julie, and his control over gravity goes to Alex. In issue...
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    weight of the counterweight could be concentrated at the end (tail) of the moveable leaf, it would then be possible to use a lighter counterweight. Such an...
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