Weighing scale
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title:
Weighing scale
text:
A scale or balance is a device used to measure weight or mass. These are also known as mass scales, weight scales, mass balances, massometers, and weight balances. The traditional scale consists of two plates or bowls suspended at equal distances from a fulcrum. One plate holds an object of unknown mass, while objects of known mass or weight, called weights, are added to the other plate until mechanical equilibrium is achieved and the plates level off, which happens when the masses on the two pl
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description:
Instrument to measure the weight of an object
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighing_scale
date created:
2004-09-07T01:18:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T06:33:59Z
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