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Roberval balance

Roberval balance noun: a kind of weighing scale with two identical horizontal beams attached, one directly above the other, to a vertical column.

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.

Forms of Roberval balance

pluralRoberval balances
alternative formRoberval's balance

Origin of Roberval balance

Presented to the French Academy of Sciences by the French mathematician Gilles Personne de Roberval in 1669.

Questions about Roberval balance

What does Roberval balance mean?
Roberval balance means a kind of weighing scale with two identical horizontal beams attached, one directly above the other, to a vertical column.
What part of speech is Roberval balance?
Roberval balance is a noun.
What is the plural of Roberval balance?
The plural of Roberval balance is Roberval balances.

Words near Roberval balance in the dictionary

  1. Robertsonian
  2. Robertsonian translocation
  3. Robertsonian translocations
  4. Robertsons Beach
  5. Robertstown
  6. Roberval balance
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  9. robes de chambre
  10. Robeson
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