scalebeam

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noun
Definitions
  • The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.
  • A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.

Etymology

Compound from English scale + English beam (tree, keel, transmit matter information via a high-tech wireless mechanism).

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beam

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tree, keel, transmit matter information via a high-tech wireless mechanism

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木, 樹

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