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Balance wheel 1

Definition: 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.

Balance wheel 2

Definition: 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).

Balance wheel 3

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

balance wheel 4

Definition: 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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