electronic balance

4.1

A machine that measures small weights and shows the number on a digital screen

noun
/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪk ˈbæl.əns/

Specialized

: balanza electrónica

The laboratory technician used an electronic balance to accurately measure the mass of the chemicals.

Examples

The electronic balance displayed the weight of the sample on a digital screen, making it easy to read.
In the kitchen, she relied on an electronic balance to ensure the precise weight of ingredients for her recipe.
Sapelem engineers equipped their robotic arm with electronic balance control, which enables operators to move heavy loads with little effort.

Academic text (2001)
Electronic balance has a large, high-contrast LCD display that is angled for optimum viewing.

Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

balance

vselectronic balance

33 2.8

A tool that measures weight, like a scale

is specifically a measuring device that gives a numerical readout from pan movement

weighing machine

vselectronic balance

2.5

A machine that shows how heavy a person or thing is

uses electronics to generate a readout from pan displacement

How Precise

analytical balance

Specialized

6.7

electronic balance

Specialized

4.1

spring scale

Specialized

4.3

Surface Forms

electronic balance singular

electronic balances plural

Morphology

electronic + balance

The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'electronic' (using electronic technology) modifying 'balance' (a weighing device), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a balance that uses electronics. This adjective+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and therefore accessible to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The noun electronic balance joins balance, the old word for a two-pan scale that compares weights, with electronic, meaning it uses electric parts and a digital display. So it means a machine that 'measures weight' using electronics.