steelyard

• Balance portative constituée d'un fléau à bras inégaux, utilisée pour peser des objets, souvent avec un contrepoids coulissant.

A portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length, used for weighing objects.

1. C2formal

   A portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length, used for weighing objects by moving a counterweight along the longer arm.

   Balance romaine

   • The merchant used a steelyard to weigh the sacks of grain.
   • In the museum, an ancient Roman steelyard was displayed.
   • The blacksmith adjusted the counterweight on the steelyard to measure the iron.

   Synonymesbeam scale