# steelyard balance

> scale having a fixed fulcrum and a movable counterweight whose distance along a horizontal graduated beam is moved to balance a suspended object

**Wikidata**: [Q1650330](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1650330)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelyard_balance)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/steelyard-balance


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. GF WordNet