torsion balance
torsion balance · torsion balances
A scientific instrument for measuring very weak forces, having a delicate horizontal…A scientific instrument for measuring very weak forces, having a delicate horizontal bar or needle suspended by fine thread or wire.
Meaning
1 sensesA scientific instrument for measuring very weak forces, having a delicate horizontal bar or needle suspended by fine thread or wire.
More definitions
- measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire
Forms
plural: torsion balances| Singular | torsion balance |
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