spring balance

British  

noun

1. a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale

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Example Sentences

You might take that spring balance which hangs out in the kitchen.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John

In these experiments one end of the board was on a spring balance and the other rested on a table.

From Occultism and Common-Sense by Willson, Beckles

Pressure is exerted on the lever by a spring balance, fixed at the forward end by a knife-blade bearing.

From The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 United States Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 42, 1964 by White, John H.

After breakfast, during which much conversation arose on the proposed drive, Hardy came down with his fly-rods, books, and reels, and the precious little spring balance.

From A Danish Parsonage by Vicary, John Fulford

You see, a man of my size weighs only eighty-six pounds here, on a spring balance, so he would need only the muscular development of a boy of twelve or so.

From The Skylark of Space by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)