"Jolly balance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Jolly balances [plural]
Etymology: Invented by the German physicist Philipp von Jolly in 1864. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jolly balance (plural Jolly balances)
  1. An instrument for determining specific gravity by comparing how much an object stretches a spring when held in a pan hanging in the air to how much that same object stretches a spring when held in a pan underwater.
    Sense id: en-Jolly_balance-en-noun-i4dUz7GJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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