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

They can be tested by a pull of four or five pounds on a spring balance.

From St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various

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 Francis M. Walters

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

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

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