torsion balance

weighing scale acting by torsion
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torsion balance

Summary

torsion balance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • torsion balance is a type of laboratory equipment[2].
  • torsion balance is a type of measuring instrument[3].
  • torsion balance's Commons category is recorded as Torsion balance[4].
  • torsion balance's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • torsion balance's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • torsion balance's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • torsion balance's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • torsion balance's measures is recorded as force[9].
  • torsion balance's measures is recorded as torque[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include laboratory equipment[2] and measuring instrument[3].

Why It Matters

torsion balance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Measures force, torque
    Subclass of laboratory equipment, measuring instrument
    Subclass of
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2637714
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541317905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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