balance wheel
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editbalance wheel (plural balance wheels)
- The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.
- 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, pages 13–14:
- A mantelpiece clock with rackety balance wheel makes the only sound.
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edittimepiece mechanism
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