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

Word History and Origins

Origin of microbalance¹

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + balance

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg