scalebeam

English

Etymology

From scale +‎ beam.

Noun

scalebeam (plural scalebeams)

  1. The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.
  2. A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.

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