weighing machine

Measures your heaviness

A weighing machine is a device for measuring weight, typically a large scale for weighing people or heavy objects.

The term is more common in British than American English, where scale or bathroom scale predominates.

She stepped onto the weighing machine at the doctor's office.

types

scale

Measure of relative size

electronic · mechanical · industrial · postal

measurement

kilograms

Metric mass units

units · calibration · precision · tare · readout · digital · analog · metric · imperial · mass

commerce

freight

Goods being transported

payload · logistics · shipping · postage · bulk · wholesale · retail · pricing · trucking · warehousing

fitness

calories

Measures of food energy

  • dietCustomary food consumption
  • gymExercise facility
  • bodybuildingMuscle enlargement for appearance

BMI · nutrition · health · wellness · metabolism · trainer · progress · tracking · before-and-after · plateau

Opposites
measurement type

weighing machineruler

One who governs

measuring tape · tape measure · yardstick · thermometer · speedometer

Family

weight, machine, weigh, overweight, weighing, lightweight, weighted, weights, heavyweight

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G