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

But if the spring balance said the thing weighed five pounds how would you know if it was right?

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

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)

To show the Action of Levers.—With a light but stiff wooden bar, a spring balance, and a wedge-shaped fulcrum, show: 1.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

J. Müller has determined the coefficient by towing a skater holding on by a spring balance.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John

In the processes of riveting and wire-drawing, the material is purposely strained beyond the elastic limit, whilst the correct working of a spring balance requires that the spring should never be overstrained.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various