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<p> A <b>scale</b> or <b>balance</b> is a device used to measure <a href="page.php?w=weight">weight</a> or <a href="page.php?w=mass">mass</a>. These are also known as <b>mass scales</b>, <b>weight scales</b>, <b>mass balances</b>, <b>massometers</b>, and <b>weight balances</b>.</p>

<p>The traditional scale consists of two plates or bowls suspended at equal distances from a <a href="page.php?w=Lever">fulcrum</a>. One plate holds an object of unknown <a href="page.php?w=mass">mass</a> (or <a href="page.php?w=weight">weight</a>), while objects of</p><p>
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