"spring balance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spring balances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spring balance (plural spring balances)
  1. A device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Related terms: scales Translations (a device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring): mincíř [masculine] (Czech), weeghaak [masculine] (Dutch), veerunster [feminine] (Dutch), jousivaaka (Finnish), peson [masculine] (French), Federwaage [feminine] (German), ainsiléad [masculine] (Irish), lingmheátán [masculine] (Irish), spriongmheá [feminine] (Irish), stilliúr [masculine] (Irish), lingchlár [masculine] (Irish), bilancia a molla [feminine] (Italian), neraca spring (Malay), fjørvekt (Norwegian), waga sprężynowa [feminine] (Polish), balanza de muelle [feminine] (Spanish)

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