equilibrator

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.

Similar words

counterbalancer equalizer equalising beam balance stabilizer steelyard agitator reloader casting weight synchronizer

Often followed by

was of and is in

Word family

equilibrate equilibrated equilibrates equilibrating equilibration equilibrations equilibrators equilibratory