Jolly balances

A form of Jolly balance — An instrument for determining specific gravity by comparing how much an object stretches a spring when held in a pan hanging in the air to how much that same object stretches a spring when held in a pan underwater.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Jolly balance
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