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
Luca (1)LOO-kah (Italian)Italian, Romanian, German
SextusSEKS-tuwsAncient Roman
DorotÉIa-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Zara (1)ZAHR-əEnglish (Modern)
Archer['a:tʃə]
Amit (1)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali