A scale or balance consisting of a lever with arms of unequal length, which moves on a fulcrum; = steelyard, n.2
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > steelyard (13) statera?a1560 A scale or balance consisting of a lever with arms of unequal length, which moves on a fulcrum; = steelyard, n.2 pundler1575 = steelyard, n.2 Roman balance1585 a steelyard (steelyard, n.2); (also) a steelyard dating from Roman times; cf. Roman steelyard n. Roman beam1611 = Roman balance n. stelleer1611 A steelyard. Venice beam1611 see Roman beam n. at Roman, n.1 adj.1compounds 4. steelyard1639 A balance consisting of a lever with unequal arms, which moves on a fulcrum; the article to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm, and a… bismar1701 A kind of steelyard used in the north-east of Scotland, and in Orkney and Shetland. Roman steelyard1730 = Roman balance n. staff-bismara1733 a kind of steelyard. weigh-beam1804 a balance or steelyard. Subcategories:— small Chinese (1) — small sliding weight (1) |
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