STEELYARD


Meaning of STEELYARD in English

noun a form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a roman balance;

— very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards.

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