Australian English Meaning of balance wheel

Balance wheel

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Definitions and Meaning of balance wheel in English

Wordnet

balance wheel (n)

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

Webster

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.

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).

A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.

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Balance wheel

a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beatA wheel which

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