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Definisi 'steelyard'
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English to English noun
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a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |  | source: wordnet30
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A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards. | | source: webster1913
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