counterbalancer
English
editEtymology
editFrom counterbalance + -er.
Noun
editcounterbalancer (plural counterbalancers)
- One who, or that which, counterbalances.
- Part of a bicycle designed to reduce vibration.
- 2008 February 24, Dexter Ford, “Diesel-Sipping Motorcycle for the Marines”, in New York Times[1]:
- The footpegs and handlebars buzz as the engine revs — the counterbalancer that controls vibration in the stock KLR has been omitted to save weight and reduce complexity.