lever scale
- noun
:
balanza de palanca
- He carried a small lever scale in his toolkit for portable measurements.
Examples
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The technician used a lever scale to weigh the chemicals accurately.
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The lever scale was used to weigh the fruits.
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Farmers often rely on a lever scale for quick weight checks in the field.
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Can you help me set up the lever scale?
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Farmers often rely on a lever scale for quick weight checks in the field.
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The technician used a lever scale to weigh the chemicals accurately.
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He carried a small lever scale in his toolkit for portable measurements.
Synonyms
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2.8
A tool that measures weight, like a scale
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5.2
A balance with a long bar that turns and uses a sliding weight to measure how heavy something is
A kind of scale with a long bar and a sliding weight that you use to weigh things
A tool with a horizontal beam and two pans that compares weights
How Precise
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'lever' denotes a pivoting bar and 'scale' denotes a weighing instrument, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is a type of scale that uses a lever mechanism. This noun-building pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so the general meaning will be clear even if the precise technical detail (unequal arms) is new.
Etymology
Lever scale is named after a simple tool: a long bar called a lever that turns on a point and a scale with two arms of different lengths. You move a known weight along one arm until the bar balances the item on the other, so the device is used to 'weigh' things and the name describes its use.