"Jolly balance" meaning in English

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Noun

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.

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