balance wheel

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balance wheel

noun balance wheels

The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring. A mantelpiece clock with rackety balance wheel makes the only sound.

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noun timepiece mechanism

中文	擺輪 /摆轮 bǎilún
Deutsch	Unruh, Steigerad
Italiano	bilanciere
Русский	пружи́на pružína

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@misc{balance_wheel_2026,
  title = {balance wheel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balance%20wheel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}