balance wheel (n)
balance#2 (n)

n02777402

type n
lex_filenum 06
def a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine
def especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
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Hypernym wheel
Part holonym timepiece, timekeeper, horologe
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Part meronym timepiece, timekeeper, horologe
Hyponym wheel

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