transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstēl-ˌyärd, ˈstil-yərd ]
noun
Etymology: probably from steel (III) + yard (IV) (rod)
Date: 1639
: a balance in which an object to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever and the weight determined by moving a counterpoise along a graduated scale on the longer arm until equilibrium is attained