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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spring balance

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

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

Q.--And are they always pressed down by a spring balance, and never by weights?

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by John Bourne, C.E.

The very slow oscillation of the spring balance became more marked, and Dr. A. B., watching the index, said that he saw it descend to 6½ lbs.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Camille Flammarion

Mh and M can be measured by a spring balance holding up in a horizontal position the axis OC in fig.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

The pointer on the spring balance shows that the force required to balance the 4-pound load is but 2 pounds.

From General Science by Bertha M. Clark