Meanings
nounweighbeam (plural weighbeams)
plural weighbeams · alternative weigh beam · alternative weigh-beam
- A kind of large steelyard or scale that works by balance, as opposed to a spring.
Synonyms: weighmaster's beam
- The rigid beam that supports the receptacle for an item that is weighed on a balance-based scale.
The normal balance position of the weighbeam of a beam scale shall be horizontal.
2003, National Conference on Weights and Measures, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements For Weighing and Measuring Devices, pages 2-5
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of large steelyard or scale that works by balance, as opposed to a spring.
Similar
weighmaster's beam
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