SPRING SCALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spring scale mean? 

• SPRING SCALE (noun)
  The noun SPRING SCALE has 1 sense:

1. a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRING SCALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

spring balance; spring scale

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

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