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torsion balance
noun
- an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
torsion balance
noun
- an instrument used to measure small forces, esp electric or magnetic forces, by the torsion they produce in a thin wire, thread, or rod
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Word History and Origins
Origin of torsion balance1
First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences
Coulomb was the maker of the first instrument for measuring a current, which was known as the torsion balance.
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The torsion balance was enclosed in a case and outside this two lead spheres WW each 12 in.
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In 1785 Coulomb constructed his torsion balance, by which he was enabled to measure the repulsion of electrified bodies.
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