"Roberval balance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Roberval balances [plural]
Etymology: Presented to the French Academy of Sciences by the French mathematician Gilles Personne de Roberval in 1669. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Roberval balance (plural Roberval balances)
  1. A kind of weighing scale with two identical horizontal beams attached, one directly above the other, to a vertical column. Wikipedia link: Roberval balance Synonyms: Roberval's balance

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