scalebeam

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noun

The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.

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Meanings

nounscalebeam (plural scalebeams)

plural scalebeams

  1. The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.
  2. A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.

Origin

From scale + beam.

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Translations

Bulgarian кобилица
  • кобилица (kobilica)The lever or beam of a balance
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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