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spring balance

Weighing device that uses the relation between the applied load and the deformation of a spring. This relationship is usually linear; that is, if the load is doubled, the deformation is doubled. Spring balances are widely used commercially. Those with high load capacities are frequently suspended from crane hooks and are known as crane scales.

spring balance (esp US), spring scale
a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
spring balance [′spriŋ ¦bal·əns]
(engineering)
An instrument which measures force by determining the extension of a helical spring.
spring balance
A sash balance in which the weight of the sash is counterbalanced by the force supplied by a spring.
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