Definition of Steelyard
Steel´yard
Pronunciation:
stēl´yärd ;
colloq.
stĭl´yẽrd ; 277
n.
1.
A
form
of
balance
in
which
the
body
to
be
weighed
is
suspended
from
the
shorter
arm
of
a
lever
,
which
turns
on
a
fulcrum
,
and
a
counterpoise
is
caused
to
slide
upon
the
longer
arm
to
produce
equilibrium
,
its
place
upon
this
arm
(
which
is
notched
or
graduated
)
indicating
the
weight
;
a
Roman
balance
; -
very
commonly
used
also
in
the
plural
form
,
steelyards
.
Related Words
balance
,
beam
scale
,
lever
scale
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