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scalebeam

scalebeam noun: the lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.

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.
  2. A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.

Forms of scalebeam

pluralscalebeams

Origin of scalebeam

From scale + beam.

Questions about scalebeam

What does scalebeam mean?
Scalebeam means the lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.
What part of speech is scalebeam?
Scalebeam is a noun.
What is the plural of scalebeam?
The plural of scalebeam is scalebeams.

Words near scalebeam in the dictionary

  1. scaleably
  2. scaleback
  3. scalebacks
  4. scalebar
  5. scalebars
  6. scalebeam
  7. scalebeams
  8. scaleboard
  9. scaleboard plane
  10. scaleboard planes
  11. scaleboards

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