Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scalebeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scale-beam
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.

noun

A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.

Etymology

From scale + beam.

Inflected Forms

scalebeams (plural)

Questions

What does scalebeam mean?: The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.
Where does scalebeam come from?: From scale + beam.

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