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BECK'S SCALE

\bˈɛks skˈe͡ɪl], \bˈɛks skˈe‍ɪl], \b_ˈɛ_k_s s_k_ˈeɪ_l]\

Definitions of BECK'S SCALE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30Â¡-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30Â¡-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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