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
RollandRO-ləndEnglish
Hakan-Turkish
Veronicavə-RAHN-i-kə (English)English, Italian, Romanian, Late Roman
Isabelee-sah-BEL (Spanish), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-za-BEL (French), ee-zah-BEL (German)Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German
Randa-Arabic
GerholdGER-hawltGerman (Archaic)