beam balance

/bim ˌbæləns/
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Definitions of beam balance
  1. noun
    a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm
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    types:
    analytical balance, chemical balance
    a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis
    type of:
    balance
    a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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