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Weighing devices

Scope note

Instruments, machines, or other apparatus used for determining the amount of force exerted on an object or substance by gravity or the amount of force needed to support it.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000195708

Broader Terms used

<measuring devices for forces>

Equivalent Terms used

weighing device

Created

13yrs ago

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