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Meanings of spring balance in English

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A balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring.

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Usage of spring balance in English
1
Curious to see whether fact would bear out theory, I had myself weighed with a spring balance.
Edison's Conquest of Mars
2
Portland and I assisted at the capture, and the fish dragged the spring balance out by the roots.
American Notes
3
Further, let the spring balance be at the free end of the cord toward which the pulley runs.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883
4
No further doubt could exist, and then Manuel, taking a spring balance (weighing up to 50 lbs.)
A Memory of the Southern Seas / 1904
5
A fine Salter's spring balance was hung up, and a bale suspended to the hook; the finger indicated 105 lbs.
How I Found Livingstone / Travels, adventures, and discoveres in...
6
As each cow is milked, the milker hangs the pail on a spring balance and registers the exact weight on a blackboard.
The Fat of the Land: The Story of an American Farm
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The pointer on the spring balance shows that the force required to balance the 4-pound load is but 2 pounds.
General Science
8
Before taking his place in the operator's seat Tom started the motor, and by means of a spring balance tested the thrust of the propellers.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record
9
A spring balance, fitted with a hook, held the article to be weighed; a pointer, revolving on a disc, indicated the weight of the article.
Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space
10
Spring balance produced; trout weighed at 2 lb.
Lines in Pleasant Places: Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
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(Principle of the spring balance.)
Man or Matter / Introduction to a Spiritual Understanding of Nat...
Translations for spring balance
Portuguese
dinamômetro