Jolly balance

noun

Jol·​ly balance

ˈjälē-,

ˈyälē-

: a very delicate spring balance used especially for the determination of densities by the method of weighing in air and in water

Word History

Etymology

After Philipp von Jolly †1884 German physicist

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