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a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed. Also called platform balance.
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Platform scale — Scale Scale (sk[=a]l), n. [AS. sc[=a]le; perhaps influenced by the kindred Icel. sk[=a]l balance, dish, akin also to D. schaal a scale, bowl, shell, G. schale, OHG. sc[=a]la, Dan. skaal drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. scale of a fish.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platform scale — Platform Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platform scale — ☆ platform scale n. [also pl.] a weighing machine with a platform for holding whatever is to be weighed … English World dictionary
platform scale — noun or platform balance : a weighing machine with a flat platform on which objects are weighed * * * a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed. Also called platform balance. * * * platform scale, a flat scale or a platform for… … Useful english dictionary
platform scale — noun see platform balance … New Collegiate Dictionary
Scale — (sk[=a]l), n. [AS. sc[=a]le; perhaps influenced by the kindred Icel. sk[=a]l balance, dish, akin also to D. schaal a scale, bowl, shell, G. schale, OHG. sc[=a]la, Dan. skaal drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. scale of a fish. Cf. {Scale}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platform — Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just reflects the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platform car — Platform Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scale — Synonyms and related words: Danish balance, Indian file, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Roman balance, Weightometer, accommodation ladder, adjust, aeronautical chart, alloy balance, amount, amplitude,… … Moby Thesaurus
platform balance — noun Date: 1811 a balance having a platform on which objects are weighed called also platform scale … New Collegiate Dictionary