hanging scale

Dangling measurement device

A hanging scale is a weighing device that measures weight by suspending an object from a hook rather than placing it on a platform.

The scale hangs from above while the item dangles below: The fisherman used a hanging scale to weigh his catch.

Common for weighing produce, luggage, game animals, and other items where a flat surface isn't practical.

Related

farmer's market · fish · fish market · produce · butcher · butcher shop · counterweight · dial · pounds · ounces · pound for pound · suspended · merchant · meat · brass · old fashioned · spring · spring loaded

Categories
Opposites
weighing mechanism orientation

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Device measuring body weight

weighbridge · postal scale · kitchen scale · pan balance

measurement principle

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Device comparing two weights

beam balance · digital scale · electronic scale

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G