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steelyard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beam scale, lever scale |
| Type of | balance |
Examples of steelyard
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A steelyard is used as a symbol on the negama coins from Taxila, suggesting their clear mercantile connotation.
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Steelyard Blues is my all time favourite film.
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One reason why Archimedes scholars find mechanics so attractive is that devices like the steelyard and lever have such long histories.
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Steelyard Blues more or less rips off the same plot, but dispenses with suspense in favor of fey comedy and ragtag radicalism.
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When a furious arms dealer cannot figure out what to do with a surplus war trumpet, Trygaeus, the central character, suggests pouring lead in the bell to make a steelyard.
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They provided a steelyard balance that allowed seasonal adjustment in the pressure head of the compensating tank and could then control the rate of flow for different lengths of day and night.
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- A portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
- The Steelyard, from the German Stalhof, was in the Middle Ages the main trading base of the Hanseatic League in London.
- A weighing instrument that uses balances and counterweights.
