| Definition of 'balance wheel' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) balance wheel, balance
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
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| Definition of 'balance wheel' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. balance wheel
a wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance
2. balance wheel
a ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance)
3. balance wheel
a wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel
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