Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class III. Words Relating to MatterSection I. Matter in General
4. Motion with Reference to Direction
319. Gravity.
[COMPARISONS] lead, millstone, mountain; Ossa on Pelion.
WEIGHING, ponderation, trutination [obs.]; weights; avoirdupois -, troy -, apothecaries’- weight; grain, scruple, drachma, dram or drachm, ounce, pound, lb., arroba, load, stone, hundred-weight, cwt., ton, quintal, carat, penny-weight, tod; gram or gramme, decagram, hectogram, kilogram or kilo, myriagram, decigram, centigram, milligram.
[WEIGHING INSTRUMENT] balance, scales steelyard, beam, weighbridge, spring balance.
[SCIENCE OF GRAVITY] statics.
[MEASURE THE WEIGHT OF] weigh, counterweigh, scale [rare], poise.
incumbent, superincumbent.