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noun
Any balance capable of weighing objects having a mass less than a milligram
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
balance for weighing very small objects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: balance
History
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Latin lanx Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English microbalance From micro- + balance.
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