English Explanatory Dictionary

weighbeam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of large steelyard or scale that works by balance, as opposed to a spring.
  2. The rigid beam that supports the receptacle for an item that is weighed on a balance-based scale.

Word forms

weighbeam weighbeams weigh beam weigh-beam

Etymology

From weigh + beam.

Synonyms

weighmaster's beam
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