Spring scale — A spring scale is a weighing scale used to measure force, such as the force of gravity, exerted on a mass or the force of a person s grip or the force exerted by a towing vehicle. This force is commonly measured in newtons, for which one newton… … Wikipedia
scale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. balance, steelyard; lamina, flake, scab, incrustation, horny plate, squama, lamella, eschar; degree, graduation, table, ratio, pro portion; gamut. See measurement, layer, covering, music, continuity,… … English dictionary for students
spring balance — noun a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring • Syn: ↑spring scale • Hypernyms: ↑balance * * * noun see balance I * * * spring balance or (esp N American) spring scale … Useful english dictionary
Spring (operating system) — Spring was an experimental microkernel based object oriented operating system developed at Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. Using technology substantially similar to concepts developed in the Mach kernel, Spring concentrated on providing a… … Wikipedia
SCALE-UP — is a learning environment specifically created to facilitate active, collaborative learning in a studio like setting. Some people think the rooms look more like restaurants than classrooms [ J. Gaffney, E. Richards, M.B. Kustusch, L. Ding, and R … Wikipedia
scale — I n. series of notes arranged in a certain sequence (mus.) 1) to play; sing a scale 2) a chromatic; diatonic; major; minor; natural scale system of classifying in a series of steps 3) a sliding; social scale 4) a pay, salary, wage; union scale… … Combinatory dictionary
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Scale model — A scale model of the Tower of London. This model can be found inside the tower … Wikipedia
spring balance — Weighing device that uses the relation between the applied load and the deformation of a spring. This relationship is usually linear; that is, if the load is doubled, the deformation is doubled. Spring balances are widely used commercially. Those … Universalium
Spring (device) — Helical or coil springs designed for tension Compression sp … Wikipedia
