"scalebeam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scalebeams [plural]
Etymology: scale + beam Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scale|beam}} scale + beam Head templates: {{en-noun}} scalebeam (plural scalebeams)
  1. The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied. Translations (The lever or beam of a balance): кобилица (kobilica) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-scalebeam-en-noun-Gh88flm5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'The lever or beam of a balance': 100 0
  2. A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.
    Sense id: en-scalebeam-en-noun-lfl6MTfz

Inflected forms

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