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

The apparatus is very simple in principle, consisting of but five pieces of wood, an ordinary spring balance registering up to 40 lbs., and a couple of handles.

From Things To Make by Archibald Williams

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 John H. White

At a certain distance, the attraction is of a certain definite amount, which might be determined by means of a spring balance.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall

He employed a board, one end of which was attached to a spring balance, while the other end of the board rested upon a solid table.

From The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal by Hereward Carrington

S2 = Reading in lbs. of spring balance No. 2.

From Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants by Walter C. Runciman

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