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Count Rumford
- noun - English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)
Countenancing
- verb - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
Counter Brace
- - The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
Counter Check
- noun - a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
Counter Tenor
- - One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor.
Counter-Drill
- verb - drill in an opposite direction
Counteracting
- verb - act in opposition to
- destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
- oppose or check by a counteraction
- work against
Counteraction
- noun - action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
Counteractive
- adjective - opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
Counterattack
- noun - (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
- an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
- make a counterattack