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microbalance

[ mahy-kruh-bal-uhns ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.


microbalance

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbæləns /

noun

  1. a precision balance designed to weigh quantities between 10 –6and 10 –9kilogram


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Word History and Origins

Origin of microbalance1

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + balance

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Example Sentences

Its "microbalance" can estimate "the difference of weight of the order of the millionth of a milligram."

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