spring balance

spring balance
balance on which one hangs an item for weighing and the weight is determined by the degree of stretching of the balance

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  • Spring balance — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spring balance — noun a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring • Syn: ↑spring scale • Hypernyms: ↑balance * * * noun see balance I * * * spring balance or (esp N American) spring scale …   Useful english dictionary

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  • spring balance — spyruoklinės svarstyklės statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. spring balance vok. Federwaage, f; Federzugwaage, f; Zugwaage, f rus. пружинные весы pranc. balance à ressort, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • spring balance — Weighing device that uses the relation between the applied load and the deformation of a spring. This relationship is usually linear; that is, if the load is doubled, the deformation is doubled. Spring balances are widely used commercially. Those …   Universalium

  • spring balance — /ˈsprɪŋ bæləns/ (say spring baluhns) noun a balance in which weight is determined by the extent to which a coiled spring is extended …  

  • spring balance — noun a balance that measures weight by the tension of a spring …   English new terms dictionary

  • spring balance — An instrument for measuring weight or force which does so by the elasticity of a spiral spring …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Spring — Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spring back — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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