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balance wheel

balance wheel noun: the timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.

Noun

balance wheel (plural balance wheels)

  1. The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.
    • A mantelpiece clock with rackety balance wheel makes the only sound.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, pages 13–14

balance wheel meaning in Tamil

balance wheel in Tamil

சமநிலைச் சக்கரம், சமநிலைச்சில்லு

Forms of balance wheel

pluralbalance wheels

Questions about balance wheel

What does balance wheel mean?
Balance wheel means the timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.
What is balance wheel in Tamil?
Balance wheel in Tamil is சமநிலைச் சக்கரம், சமநிலைச்சில்லு. See Balance wheel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is balance wheel?
Balance wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of balance wheel?
The plural of balance wheel is balance wheels.

Words near balance wheel in the dictionary

  1. balance transfer
  2. balance transfers
  3. balance up
  4. balance weight
  5. balance weights
  6. balance wheel
  7. balance wheels
  8. balanceable
  9. balanced
  10. balanced budget
  11. balanced budgets

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