1. 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
   - balance

Derived forms: balance wheels

Type of: wheel

Part of: horologe, timekeeper, timepiece

Encyclopedia: Balance wheel

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