Usually means: Instrument measuring tiny gravitational forces.
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  1. torsion balance: Merriam-Webster
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  3. torsion balance: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  10. Torsion balance: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  12. torsion balance: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. torsion balance: Encyclopedia

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  1. Torsion Balance: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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▸ noun:  A scientific instrument for measuring very weak forces, having a delicate horizontal bar or needle suspended by fine thread or wire.

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torsion scale, torsionmeter, spring balance, tensiometer, oscillator, torsion bar, torsiograph, twistometer, casting weight, torsion, more...

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torsion scale, torsionmeter, spring balance, tensiometer, oscillator, torsion bar, torsiograph, twistometer, casting weight, torsion, more...



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