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

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

Fasten a metal roller to a spring balance and observe its weight.

From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.

Portland and I assisted at the capture, and the fish dragged the spring balance out by the roots.

From American Notes by Kipling, Rudyard

In the afternoon they took one of the pieces of stone, weighing, by a spring balance, twenty pounds, and with the flat plate and the crushing-hammer went to the stream.

From In the Heart of the Rockies by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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)