Scales with a horizontal bar pivoting about a central fulcrum, creating equal-length arms; suspended from the ends of the arms are pans or baskets, in one of which is placed the item being weighed and in the other, a premeasured weight.
This term has 26 records attributed within our system.
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3000195805
balance scales
balance scales, even
balances, equal-armed
equal-arm scales
equal-armed balances
even balance scales
scale, balance
scales, balance
scales, equal-arm
scales, even balance
12yrs ago
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