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balance vs beam scale

beam scale vs balance

balance and beam scale both are nouns.

balance is a verb but beam scale is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balance Yes No Yes No
beam scale Yes No No No
As nouns, beam scale is a hyponym of balance; that is, beam scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than balance:
  • balance: a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
  • beam scale: a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
balance (noun) beam scale (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
a weight that balances another weight
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
something left after other parts have been taken away
equality of distribution
a state of equilibrium
balance (verb) beam scale (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium
Difference between balance and beam scale

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