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
Rafiqa-Arabic
Escobar[es'kɔvɔr]
Livianus-Ancient Roman
Yekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nahRussian
LennonLEN-ənScottish, English (Rare)
Nicolaos-Greek