- counter [from contre 'against']
- Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.
Counter may refer to:
- Counter (digital), an electronic device, mechanical device, or computer program for counting
- Mechanical counter, a digital counter using mechanical components
- Tally counter, a mechanical counting device
- Web counter, a counter that counts the number of visits to a web page
Games and sport
- Counter (board wargames), a playing piece used in board wargames
- Counter run, an offensive play in American football
- Counter turn, an element in figure skating [花样滑冰]
- Jones Counter, measures distance bicycles travel
Other uses
- Measure word [量词], a type of word in some languages. In Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, numerals cannot qualify nouns by themselves and must be followed by a counter to qualify as a measure phrase (MP).
- A compter, sometimes referred to as a counter, was a type of small English prison controlled by a sheriff. The inmates were usually civil prisoners, for example dissenters and debtors.
- Counter, the part of a ship's stern above the waterline that extends beyond the rudder stock (see nautical terms)
- The Counter, a global hamburger restaurant chain
- Counter (furniture), a type of table which things are served upon. Usually used in bars, or eating establishments.
六级/考研单词: counterpart, digit, electron, compute, component, web, offend, soccer, skate, noun, jail, inmate, dissent, stern, globe, hamburger, furnish
