hairspring

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hairspring

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From hair + spring.

noun hairsprings

A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.

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中文	游絲 /游丝 yóusī
Deutsch	Spiralfeder, Unruhfeder

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@misc{hairspring_2026,
  title = {hairspring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hairspring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}