Definition of steelyard in English:

steelyard

noun ˈstiːljɑːdˈstɪljədˈstiljɑrd

An apparatus for weighing that has a short arm taking the item to be weighed and a long graduated arm along which a weight is moved until it balances.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dr Henig has suggested that the figurine could have been cast from a clay mould made with a bronze fitting of a jug handle or a steelyard weight.
- These patents were for a steelyard, a candlestick, the anglet, a mason's hoist for bricks and mortar, and a balance (scale).
- The patented invention for which he is best known, and which was the basis for his success as a manufacturer, was for the steelyard (a weighing device), which bears his name.

Definition of steelyard in US English:

steelyard

nounˈstēlyärdˈstiljɑrd

An apparatus for weighing that has a short arm taking the item to be weighed and a long graduated arm along which a weight is moved until it balances.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dr Henig has suggested that the figurine could have been cast from a clay mould made with a bronze fitting of a jug handle or a steelyard weight.
- The patented invention for which he is best known, and which was the basis for his success as a manufacturer, was for the steelyard (a weighing device), which bears his name.
- These patents were for a steelyard, a candlestick, the anglet, a mason's hoist for bricks and mortar, and a balance (scale).

单词	steelyard
释义	Definition of steelyard in English: steelyard noun ˈstiːljɑːdˈstɪljədˈstiljɑrd An apparatus for weighing that has a short arm taking the item to be weighed and a long graduated arm along which a weight is moved until it balances. Example sentencesExamples Dr Henig has suggested that the figurine could have been cast from a clay mould made with a bronze fitting of a jug handle or a steelyard weight. These patents were for a steelyard, a candlestick, the anglet, a mason's hoist for bricks and mortar, and a balance (scale). The patented invention for which he is best known, and which was the basis for his success as a manufacturer, was for the steelyard (a weighing device), which bears his name. Definition of steelyard in US English: steelyard nounˈstēlyärdˈstiljɑrd An apparatus for weighing that has a short arm taking the item to be weighed and a long graduated arm along which a weight is moved until it balances. Example sentencesExamples Dr Henig has suggested that the figurine could have been cast from a clay mould made with a bronze fitting of a jug handle or a steelyard weight. The patented invention for which he is best known, and which was the basis for his success as a manufacturer, was for the steelyard (a weighing device), which bears his name. These patents were for a steelyard, a candlestick, the anglet, a mason's hoist for bricks and mortar, and a balance (scale).
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