scale beam
1scale beam — noun The beam of a balance • • • Main Entry: ↑scale …
2scale beam — n. lever of a balance to which the equilibrium for weighing is applied; device for weighing having a sliding weight (looks like a steelyard) …
3Beam compass — A beam compass is a compass with a beam and sliding sockets or cursors for drawing and dividing circles larger than those made by a regular pair of compasses.[1] The instrument can be as a whole, or made on the spot with individual sockets… …
4scale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. balance, steelyard; lamina, flake, scab, incrustation, horny plate, squama, lamella, eschar; degree, graduation, table, ratio, pro portion; gamut. See measurement, layer, covering, music, continuity,… …
5scale — Synonyms and related words: Danish balance, Indian file, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Roman balance, Weightometer, accommodation ladder, adjust, aeronautical chart, alloy balance, amount, amplitude,… …
6scale — I n. series of notes arranged in a certain sequence (mus.) 1) to play; sing a scale 2) a chromatic; diatonic; major; minor; natural scale system of classifying in a series of steps 3) a sliding; social scale 4) a pay, salary, wage; union scale… …
7BEAM robotics — The word beam in BEAM robotics is an acronym for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, and Mechanics . This is a term that refers to a style of robotics that primarily uses simple analog circuits, such as comparators, instead of a microprocessor in… …
8scale — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell more at shell Date: 14th century 1. a. either pan or tray of a balance b. a beam that is supported freely in the center and …
9scale — 1. A standardized test for measuring psychological, personality, or behavioral characteristics. SEE ALSO: score, test. 2. SYN: squama. 3. A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish s., cast off from the skin …
10beam scale — noun a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length • Syn: ↑steelyard, ↑lever scale • Hypernyms: ↑balance …
