Meanings
nounspring balance (plural spring balances)
plural spring balances
- A device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring
Similar
spring scale
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech mincíř
- mincířa device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Dutch weeghaak, veerunster
- weeghaaka device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
- veerunstera device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Finnish jousivaaka
- jousivaakaa device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
French peson
- pesona device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
German Federwaage
- Federwaagea device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Irish ainsiléad, lingmheátán
- ainsiléada device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
- lingmheátána device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
- spriongmheáa device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
- stilliúra device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
- lingchlára device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Italian bilancia a molla
- bilancia a mollaa device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Malay neraca spring
- neraca springa device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Norwegian fjørvekt
- fjørvekta device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Polish waga sprężynowa
- waga sprężynowaa device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Spanish balanza de muelle
- balanza de muellea device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring
Cite this entry
APA
spring balance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20balance
MLA
“spring balance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20balance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring balance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20balance.
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