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balance wheel

bal·an·cé wheel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bal-uh n-sey hweel, weel]
    • /ˌbæl ənˈseɪ ʰwil, wil/
    • /ˈbæləns wiːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bal-uh n-sey hweel, weel]
    • /ˌbæl ənˈseɪ ʰwil, wil/

Definitions of balance wheel words

  • noun balance wheel a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece, thereby regulating its beat 3
  • noun balance wheel a wheel that swings back and forth to regulate the movement of a timepiece, music box, etc. 3
  • noun balance wheel balance (def 15). 1
  • noun balance wheel The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks. Consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring. 0
See all 4 definitions of balance wheel

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Origin of balance wheel

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Balance wheel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Balance wheel

balance wheel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for balance wheel

noun balance wheel

  • balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
  • flywheel — a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery.
All 2 Synonyms of balance wheel

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