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microbalance

[ mahy-kruh-bal-uhns ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.


microbalance

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbæləns /

noun

  1. a precision balance designed to weigh quantities between 10 –6and 10 –9kilogram
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of microbalance1

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + balance
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Example Sentences

Its "microbalance" can estimate "the difference of weight of the order of the millionth of a milligram."

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