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

One end of the board rested on a firm table, whilst the other end was supported by a spring balance hanging from a substantial tripod stand.

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

But a spring balance, for instance, in which the tension of the coil is independent of attraction, would have readily given the exact equivalent of the loss.

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward

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)

The actual decrease may be found by means of a spring balance.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

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