beam balancenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbiːm ˌbæl.əns/us/ˈbiːm ˌbæl.əns/also beambalance scale specializeda device for measuring the weight of something by putting it into a small dish that hangs from one end of a straight bar and balancing it with weights at the other end
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Measuring, weighing, & counting devices
- calculator
- calipers
- detector
- dipstick
- gradation
- hydrograph
- instrument
- light meter
- manometer
- meter
- micrometer
- potometer
- rangefinder
- ruler
- scope
- sensor
- spirit level
- tape measure
- theodolite
- weighbridge
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