weight scale

Bathroom floor device

A weight scale is a device for measuring how heavy something is.

The term distinguishes from other types of scales—like musical scales or fish scales—though in context, scale alone usually suffices: I need to buy a new scale for the bathroom.

Weight scales range from kitchen scales for cooking to industrial scales for shipping.

Opposites
measurement type

weight scaleruler

One who governs

thermometer · clock · speedometer · stopwatch · measuring cup

quantification vs. estimation

weight scaleguesswork

Conclusions drawn without proof

estimation · eyeballing · intuition · gut feeling · rough estimate

Family

weight, scale, weigh, weighs, weighed, weighing, weighty, weightless, weightlessness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G