spring balance

/sprɪŋ ˌbæləns/
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Other forms: spring balances

Definitions of spring balance
  1. noun
    a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring
    synonyms: spring scale
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    type of:
    balance
    a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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