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BEAM SCALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beam scale mean? 

BEAM SCALE (noun)
  The noun BEAM SCALE has 1 sense:

1. a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal lengthplay

  Familiarity information: BEAM SCALE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEAM SCALE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

beam scale; lever scale; steelyard

Hypernyms ("beam scale" is a kind of...):

balance (a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity)


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