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Categories: Timekeeping components

balance wheel balance auxiliary temperature compensation balance wheels Compensation-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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A balance wheel, or balance, is the timekeeping device used in mechanical watches and small clocks, analogous to the pendulum in a pendulum clock. Wikipedia

mechanism in clocks Wikidata

A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc. Wiktionary

The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring. Wiktionary

Timepiece mechanism. Wiktionary (translation)

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balance wheel, balance

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