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Meanings of spring scale in English

Russian
ручные пружинные весы
Portuguese
dinamômetro
Spanish
balanza de muelle
Catalan
balança de molla
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Weighing scale; consists of spring fixed at one end with a hook to attach an object at the other;works by Hooke's Law (the scale markings on the spring balance are equally spaced); can not measure mass, only weight.

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        ручные пружинные весы
        Usage of spring scale in English
        1
        Take a spring scale registering at least eighty pounds and catch the hook under the string.
        Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
        2
        The bass Miss Margie had caught carried the spring scale down to twelve and a quarter.
        Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida
        3
        We weighed her in installments with our spring scales; she registered three hundred and five pounds.
        Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
        Translations for spring scale
        Portuguese
        dinamômetro