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Torsion balance   /tˈɔrʃən bˈæləns/   Listen
Torsion balance

noun
1.
Measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire.





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"Torsion balance" Quotes from Famous Books



... Coulomb's torsion balance has been adapted by M. Baille to the measurement of low electromotive forces in a very successful manner, and has been found preferable by him to the delicate electrometers of Sir W. Thomson. It is necessary to ...
— Scientific American Supplement No. 275 • Various


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