stateran.

Brit.

/staˈtɛːrə/, U.S.

/stæˈtɛrə/

Inflections: Plural stateræ.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin statēra, Italian stadera, statera.

Etymology: < classical Latin statēra kind of balance, steelyard (probably < ancient Greek στατῆρα , accusative of στατήρ stater n.¹, in the unrecorded (but etymologically probable) sense of ‘balance’), in early use partly via Italian stadera, †statera (1321). Compare Old French, Middle French estatere (13th cent.), Middle French statere (15th cent.; French statère).

historical in later use.

A scale or balance consisting of a lever with arms of unequal length, which moves on a fulcrum; = steelyard n.²After 18th cent., chiefly with reference to ancient Roman devices; cf. Roman balance n. at Roman n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > steelyard

statera?a1560

pundler1575

Roman balance1585

Roman beam1611

stelleer1611

Venice beam1611

steelyard1639

bismar1701

Roman steelyard1730

staff-bismara1733

weigh-beam1804

?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) iii. xvi. sig. S.iij That kinde of ballance which the Italians vse, called Statera.

1655 tr. A. Semedo Hist. China i. xi. 52 In weighing they use not the Balance, but the Stillyard, or statera, as wel for little, as great weights.

1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. i. 23 The Weight..being taken off, and weighed in a Statera amounted to abovt 28 Pounds.

1740 J. Ward Lives Professors Gresham Coll. 184 He shewed a contrivance by a statera to examine the attractive power of the magnet at several distances.

1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 563 The instruments they have for the purpose of weighing, are a kind of staterae or steelyards.

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 35 The Statera, or Roman steel-yard, is a lever of the first kind.

1850 J. Buckman & C. H. Newmarch Illustr. Remains Rom. Art in Cirencester 107 It would appear..from the different examples of perfect staterae..which have been discovered in this country, that they were more frequently adapted to much smaller weights.

1872 Hist. Descr. Westm. Abbey 51 The Earl is represented sitting on a seat of judgment; on his right hand Justice holds the statera, or balance, equally poised.

1903 Jrnl. Derbyshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 25 169 Evidence also exists, in the form of an inscription upon a statera (steelyard), that a central office was provided for adjusting such instruments.

2010 D. B. Meli in M. Domski & M. Dickson Disc. New Method ii. 26 Even such relatively common experiences as those provided by a statera, or balance with unequal arms, did not look sufficient to him [sc. Aristotle].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	statera
释义	stateran. Brit. /staˈtɛːrə/, U.S. /stæˈtɛrə/ Inflections: Plural stateræ. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin statēra, Italian stadera, statera. Etymology: < classical Latin statēra kind of balance, steelyard (probably < ancient Greek στατῆρα , accusative of στατήρ stater n.¹, in the unrecorded (but etymologically probable) sense of ‘balance’), in early use partly via Italian stadera, †statera (1321). Compare Old French, Middle French estatere (13th cent.), Middle French statere (15th cent.; French statère). historical in later use. A scale or balance consisting of a lever with arms of unequal length, which moves on a fulcrum; = steelyard n.²After 18th cent., chiefly with reference to ancient Roman devices; cf. Roman balance n. at Roman n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > steelyard statera?a1560 pundler1575 Roman balance1585 Roman beam1611 stelleer1611 Venice beam1611 steelyard1639 bismar1701 Roman steelyard1730 staff-bismara1733 weigh-beam1804 ?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) iii. xvi. sig. S.iij That kinde of ballance which the Italians vse, called Statera. 1655 tr. A. Semedo Hist. China i. xi. 52 In weighing they use not the Balance, but the Stillyard, or statera, as wel for little, as great weights. 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. i. 23 The Weight..being taken off, and weighed in a Statera amounted to abovt 28 Pounds. 1740 J. Ward Lives Professors Gresham Coll. 184 He shewed a contrivance by a statera to examine the attractive power of the magnet at several distances. 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 563 The instruments they have for the purpose of weighing, are a kind of staterae or steelyards. 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 35 The Statera, or Roman steel-yard, is a lever of the first kind. 1850 J. Buckman & C. H. Newmarch Illustr. Remains Rom. Art in Cirencester 107 It would appear..from the different examples of perfect staterae..which have been discovered in this country, that they were more frequently adapted to much smaller weights. 1872 Hist. Descr. Westm. Abbey 51 The Earl is represented sitting on a seat of judgment; on his right hand Justice holds the statera, or balance, equally poised. 1903 Jrnl. Derbyshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 25 169 Evidence also exists, in the form of an inscription upon a statera (steelyard), that a central office was provided for adjusting such instruments. 2010 D. B. Meli in M. Domski & M. Dickson Disc. New Method ii. 26 Even such relatively common experiences as those provided by a statera, or balance with unequal arms, did not look sufficient to him [sc. Aristotle]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1560
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