counterpoise (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Lit. a weight precisely balancing anotherII. Fig. • counterpoise (subs.): I. Lit. a weight precisely balancing another: aequĭpondium, Vitr. 10, 3, 4. (Sacōma, Gr. σήκωμα, appears to be used in similar sense, id. 9, pref.: cf. Polyb. 8, 7, fin.): v. balance. II. Fig.: *quod pari momento est, tantidem momenti habet: v. weight, influence.