balance wheel en · NOUN
Meanings
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The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.
A mantelpiece clock with rackety balance wheel makes the only sound.
2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, pages 13–14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| balance wheels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
it bilanciere (timepiece mechanism) · pl balansjer (timepiece mechanism) · yue 擺輪 /摆轮 (timepiece mechanism) · cs setrvačka (timepiece mechanism) · cmn 擺輪 /摆轮 (timepiece mechanism) · ca volant regulador (timepiece mechanism) · yi אומרו (timepiece mechanism) · de Unruh (timepiece mechanism) · fi liipotin (timepiece mechanism) · uk пружи́нка (timepiece mechanism) · de Steigerad (timepiece mechanism) · sv oro (timepiece mechanism) · tr balans çarkı (timepiece mechanism) · nl onrust (timepiece mechanism) · ga luascroth (timepiece mechanism) · ru пружи́на (timepiece mechanism) · uk волосо́к (timepiece mechanism) · pl balans (timepiece mechanism) · cs nepokoj (timepiece mechanism) · uk во́лос (timepiece mechanism)