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Balance wheel   Listen
noun
Balance wheel  n.  
1.
(Horology)
(a)
A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; often called simply a balance.
(b)
A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance).
2.
(Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.






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