A balance, pair of scales. singular. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > a balance (46) weigha1050 A balance, pair of scales. singular. Obsolete. weightsa1300 plural, less commonly singular. (A pair of) scales, a balance. Also in figurative context. Obsolete. balancea1375 An apparatus for weighing, consisting of a beam poised so as to move freely on a central pivot, with a scale pan at each end. weigh-shale1465 Variant of weigh-scale, n. (perhaps directly representing Old English wǽgscalu). scales1480 plural (†In 16th cent. rarely construed as singular). A weighing instrument; esp. one (often called a pair of scales) consisting of a beam which is… weigh-beam1492 a balance or steelyard. launce1590 A scale, balance. scale instrumenta1691 scale balance1809 Subcategories:— scales (7) — scale of a balance (10) — beam of a balance (6) — tongue of a balance (10) — public standard balance (1) — a test-scale (1) — scales for weighing specific things (2) |
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