"microbalance" meaning in English

See microbalance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microbalances [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + balance. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|micro-|balance}} micro- + balance Head templates: {{en-noun}} microbalance (plural microbalances)
  1. Any balance capable of weighing objects having a mass less than a milligram Wikipedia link: microbalance Translations (balance capable of weighing objects having a mass less than a milligram): micrimheá [feminine] (Irish), microbilancia [feminine] (Italian)

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