Canadian English Meaning of balance wheel

Balance wheel

Other Canadian English words related to Balance wheel

No Synonyms and anytonyms found

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.

FAQs About the word balance wheel

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

No synonyms found.

No antonyms found.

balance sheet => Balance sheet, balance of trade => Balance of trade, balance of power => balance of power, balance of payments => Balance of payments, balance of international payments => balance of payments,