balance wheel(n = noun.artifact) balance - a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat;
is a kind of wheel
is a part of horologe, timekeeper, timepiece
1. A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a
2. A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel. [1913 Webster]
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