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Counter braceCounter Coun"ter, a.
Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;
antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a
counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. ``Innumerable
facts attesting the counter principle.' --I. Taylor.
Counter approach (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward
from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.
See Approach.
Counter bond (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one
who has given bond for another.
Counter brace. See Counter brace, in Vocabulary.
Counter deed (Law), a secret writing which destroys,
invalidates, or alters, a public deed.
Counter distinction, contradistinction. [Obs.]
Counter drain, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a
canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may
soak through.
Counter extension (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part
of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,
as in cases of luxation or fracture.
Counter fissure (Surg.) Same as Contrafissure.
Counter indication. (Med.) Same as Contraindication.
Counter irritant (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,
a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of
the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in
some other part. ``Counter irritants are of as great use
in moral as in physical diseases.' --Macaulay.
Counter irritation (Med.), the act or the result of
applying a counter irritant.
Counter opening, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,
or in a different place.
Counter parole (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,
given in time of alarm as a signal.
Counter plea (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.
Counter pressure, force or pressure that acts in a contrary
direction to some other opposing pressure.
Counter project, a project, scheme, or proposal brought
forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of
a treaty. --Swift.
Counter proof, in engraving, a print taken off from another
just printed, which, by being passed through the press,
gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same
position as that of plate from which the first was
printed, the object being to enable the engraver to
inspect the state of the plate.
Counter revolution, a revolution opposed to a former one,
and restoring a former state of things.
Counter revolutionist, one engaged in, or befriending, a
counter revolution.
Counter round (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is
to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.
Counter sea (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction
from the wind.
Counter sense, opposite meaning.
Counter signal, a signal to answer or correspond to
another.
Counter signature, the name of a secretary or other officer
countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.
Counter slope, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a
counter slope. --Mahan.
Counter statement, a statement made in opposition to, or
denial of, another statement.
Counter surety, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one
who has given security.
Counter tally, a tally corresponding to another.
Counter tide, contrary tide. Counter brace
Counter brace Coun"ter brace` (br?s`).
1. (Naut.) The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side
of a vessel.
2. (Engin.) A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a
strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace
is designed to receive.
Note: In a quadrilateral system of bracing, the main brace is
usually in the direction of one diagonal, and the
counter brace in the direction of the other. Strains in
counter braces are occasioned by the live load only,
as, in a roof, by the wind, or, in a bridge, by a
moving train.
Meaning of Counter brace from wikipedia
- verticals, braces, and
counter-braces.
Vertical posts connect the
upper and
lower chords to one another, and
create "panels". A
diagonal brace in each
panel strengthens...
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inside a function, however, has its
opening brace on the same line as its
control clause while the
closing brace remains on its own line
unless followed by...
- to
firmly brace the gun and
easily aim with
stability by
being held
against the user's
shoulder when
shooting the gun, and
helps to
counter muzzle rise...
- with
spinal orthoses, such as the
Milwaukee brace,
Boston brace,
Charleston bending brace, or
Providence brace. As
scoliosis most
commonly develops in adolescent...
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counter-braces in a Howe
truss must be the same size for the
truss system to be
robust and redundant.
Making a
brace stronger relative to a
counter-brace...
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attributed the
counterculture to
Theodore Roszak,
author of The
Making of a
Counter Culture. It
became prominent in the news
media amid the
social revolution...
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Brace,
Edward R. (1979). An
Illustrated Dictionary of Chess. Hamlyn. p. 114. ISBN 0-600-32920-8...
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particularly referred for a full
description of the
proper office of a
counter-
brace..."
These inflexible arched trusses were used in
wooden railroad bridges...
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conforming to the
definition of a
compact carbine but for
taking a
pistol brace rather than a buttstock). The MCX was
further developed into the SIG MCX...
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