makeweight

• اسم يدل على شيء يُضاف لاستكمال الكمية أو العدد المطلوب، أو ثقل يُضاف على الميزان للوصول إلى الوزن المطلوب. ويُستعمل مجازًا للشخص أو الشيء الذي لا قيمة له في ذاته وإنما يُضم ليكمل عددًا أو حجمًا.

A noun referring to something added to fill out a whole or to a weight added to a scale to reach a required weight.

1. Filler or supplementC1formal

   Something added to make up a deficiency or to complete a whole, often of lesser value or importance.

   إضافة أو حشو

   • The last chapter of the book seemed like a makeweight to reach the required page count.
   • He included a few minor items as makeweights in the shipment.
   • The extra tasks were just makeweights to fill the workday.

   المرادفاتcompensationfill-infillermake-uppaddingstopgapsupplement

2. Scale weightC1formal

   A small weight added to a scale to bring the total to the desired amount.

   ثقل الموازنة

   • The jeweler used a makeweight to balance the scale precisely.
   • A makeweight was necessary to measure the exact quantity of gold.
   • The old scale required a makeweight for accurate readings.

   المرادفاتcounterbalancecounterpoisecounterweightpoise