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
Mali-Thai
Augustino-goos-TEN (French)French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian, German
Bhavana-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Crabtree['kræbtri:]
VÄInÖVIE-nuuFinnish
BridgetBRIJ-ət (English)Irish, English, Irish Mythology