WEIGHING MACHINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

Synonyms:

scale; weighing machine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("weighing machine" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weighing machine"):

balance (a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity)

weighbridge (platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc)