Word Meanings - STEELYARD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards.

• Pluralized
  of Pluralize
• Romancy
  Romantic.
• Romanticist
  One who advocates romanticism in modern literature.
• Causatively
  In a causative manner.
• Caustical
  Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing.
• Weightily
  In a weighty manner.
• Graduator
  One who determines or indicates graduation; as, a graduator of instruments.
• ROMANCALENDAR
  The calendar of the ancient Romans, from which our modern calendars are derived. It is said to have consisted originally of ten months, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December, having a total of 3
• Placental
  Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.
• Pluralizing
  of Pluralize
• Romanesque
  Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.
• Romanticly
  Romantically.
• Causator
  One who causes.
• Weighed
  of Weigh
• Caustically
  In a caustic manner.
• Weightiness
  The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness.
• Indicated
  of Indicate
• SLIDEWAY
  A way along which something slides.

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