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Clockweight

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countwheelnounThe wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.
balancenoun(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
clockworknounA mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
clockwindernounA person employed to wind up clocks.
clockwarenounClocks collectively.
balance wheelnounThe timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.
bobweightnounA weight fixed to the trim tab of an aircraft that brings the nose down at low airspeeds (to avoid stalling).
windernounA textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth.
casting weightnounA weight that turns a balance when exactly poised.
pendulum clocknounAny clock that uses a pendulum to regulate its movement.
waterclocknounAlternative spelling of water clock. [(chiefly historical) A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.]
water clocknoun(chiefly historical) A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.
watchworknounThe work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical or electronic arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).
crownnoun(clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
swing wheelnounThe wheel that drives a clock's pendulum, corresponding to the balance wheel in a watch.
clockspringnounA spring in a mechanical clock.
clock jacknounA roasting jack powered by weights or springs.
counterweightnounA heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
catchweightnoun(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
going barrelnoun(horology) A barrel containing the mainspring, with teeth on its periphery to drive the train.

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