device used to measure the gravitational acceleration at the Earth`s surface. Other such devices, using different methods to obtain the same result, ... [3 related articles]
(Learning Modules / Mathematics / Gravity) Very small forces can be measured by arranging them to twist a sensitive fibre.
A torsion balance is an instrument which was invented by Coulomb for measuring electric and magnetic attraction. A fine silver wire supports, at its centre of gravity, a horizontal carrier with bodies of known electric charge at each end, or a magnet of known strength. The deflection of the carrier determines the strength of the attractive force wh...
[n] - measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire
noun measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire