steelyard

steel·yard

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [steel-yahrd, stil-yerd]
- /ˈstilˌyɑrd, ˈstɪl yərd/
- /ˈstiː.ljɑːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steel-yahrd, stil-yerd]
- /ˈstilˌyɑrd, ˈstɪl yərd/

Definitions of steelyard word

noun steelyard a portable balance with two unequal arms, the longer one having a movable counterpoise and the shorter one bearing a hook or the like for holding the object to be weighed. 1
noun steelyard a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with two unequal arms. The load is suspended from the shorter one and the bar is returned to the horizontal by adding weights to the longer one 0
noun steelyard a balance or scale consisting of a metal arm suspended off center from above: the object to be weighed is hung from the shorter end, and a sliding weight is moved along the graduated longer end until the whole arm balances 0

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Origin of steelyard

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40; steel + yard1

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Parts of speech for Steelyard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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steelyard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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