spring balance
spring balance A weighing scale, consisting of a pan suspended below a vertical spiral spring, used to measure the weight and often the density of rocks and minerals. When a specimen is placed on the pan the spring stretches along a calibrated scale and a pointer indicates the weight. The Jolly balance (see DENSITY DETERMINATION) is a spring balance.
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