microbalance

[mahy-kruh-bal-uhns]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.

microbalance

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbæləns /

noun

1. a precision balance designed to weigh quantities between 10 ^–6 and 10 ^–9 kilogram

Word History and Origins

Origin of microbalance¹

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + balance

Example Sentences

Its "microbalance" can estimate "the difference of weight of the order of the millionth of a milligram."

From Project Gutenberg