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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">balances</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>analytical balances</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>spring balances</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>trip scales</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>quartz crystal microbalances</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>scales</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>balance</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balance scales</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>equal-arm scales</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>equal-armed balances</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>even balance scales</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Scales with a horizontal bar pivoting about a central fulcrum, creating equal-length arms; suspended from the ends of the arms are pans or baskets, in one of which is placed the item being weighed and in the other, a premeasured weight. ]]></note></mads>