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weighing machine

DEFINITIONS OF: weighing machine

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n a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

Synonyms:
scale
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balance
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
weighbridge
platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc
beam balance
a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm
electronic balance
a balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan
microbalance
balance for weighing very small objects
spring balance, spring scale
a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring
beam scale, lever scale, steelyard
a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
Type of:
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system
instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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