ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scalebeam

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Scalebeam is a noun meaning The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.

Meaning

The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.

More Meanings

  1. A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include beam, weighbeam, stilyard, waybeam, steelyard, forebeam.

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