spring scale

spring scale
noun
a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring
Syn: ↑spring balance
Hypernyms: ↑balance

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noun
: a scale in which the weight indications depend upon the change of shape or of dimensions of an elastic body or system of such bodies

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spring balance or (esp N American) spring scale noun
An instrument for weighing by the elasticity of a spiral spring
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Main Entry:spring
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spring scale see ↑spring balance above.
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Main Entry:spring

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