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spring balance vs balance

balance vs spring balance

spring balance and balance both are nouns.

spring balance is not a verb while balance is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spring balance Yes No No No
balance Yes No Yes No
As nouns, balance is a hypernym of spring balance; that is, balance is a word with a broader meaning than spring balance:
  • spring balance: a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring
  • balance: a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
spring balance (noun) balance (noun)
a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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
spring balance (verb) balance (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium
Difference between spring balance and balance

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