analog scales
Needle-based measurement devices
Analog scales display measurements through physical indicators—a needle moving across numbered markings, or a sliding weight balanced on a beam—rather than digital readouts.
Bathroom scales, kitchen scales, and postal scales were traditionally analog before electronic versions became common.
The term distinguishes older mechanical designs from digital alternatives: The doctor's office still uses an analog scale.
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
- body weightPhysical mass of person
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- balance beamElevated narrow plank for routines
- needlePointed implement for sewing
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