balance wheel



balance wheel

A stabilizing component. It is often found in a clock or watch. If we don't add something to act as a balance wheel, I think this whole structure may collapse. The jeweler told me that my watch needs a new balance wheel.
See also: balance, wheel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Derry-Irish
Gyeong-Jagyung-jahKorean
Ragemprand-Ancient Germanic
Mccoy[mə'kɔi]
Ede-Hungarian
EleanorEL-ə-nawrEnglish